Bilial Abdurakhmanov
Bilial Abdurakhmanov, born 1958, Occupied territory of Khersonska oblast. Charges: Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the…); “Bilial Abdurakhmanov's case of participation in an illegal armed formation”. Sentence (April 23, 2025): 8 years' imprisonment, of which the first in prison, the rest in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 25, 2024. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
8 years
imprisonment, of which the first in prison, the rest in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty
Upheld September 17, 2025
Charges
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the territory of a foreign state
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, since December 2015, he was voluntarily in the Noman Chelebidzhikhan Battalion, engaged in supplying food to the places of deployment of the formation members, conducting agitation for the return of Crimea "by violent means" and blocking the passage of vehicles that delivered goods to Crimea.
Latest event
March 3, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 3, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Bilial Abdurakhmanov's case of participation in an illegal armed formation
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Bilial Abdurakhmanov's case of participation in an illegal armed formation
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Full summary
Resident of Kherson region (Ukraine). Taken into custody on 25 March 2024. He was taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of an illegal armed formation due to his alleged involvement in the activities of the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion of Noman Chelebidzhikhan, whose involvement in any military actions has not been proven. On 24 April 2025, Abdurakhmanov was sentenced to eight years in a strict regime colony.
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- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
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