Arsen Ablaev
- Criminal Code
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 2 years 5 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-09-25
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
Case summary
Resident of Melitopol (Zaporozhye Region of Ukraine). Entrepreneur. He had a disabled brother, two children and an elderly father as a dependent. Presumably, on 24 February 2023, he was detained and taken to Simferopol, where on 25 February he was arrested for 10 days under the administrative article on disobeying a lawful order of police officers (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). On 6 March, Ablaev was placed in custody on charges of participation in the activities of an illegal armed formation in connection with involvement in the activities of the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan. On 26 September 2025, he was sentenced to 4 years and 5 months' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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