Ibraim Asanov
Ibraim Asanov, born 1966, 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…); “Ibrahim Asanov's case regarding participation in the activities of an illegal armed group”. Sentenced on April 20, 2023. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 17, 2023. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
Imprisonment (details unknown)
No information about an appeal ruling.
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
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
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Ibrahim Asanov's case regarding participation in the activities of an illegal armed group
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Ibrahim Asanov's case regarding participation in the activities of an illegal armed group
- Case number
- 1-310/2023
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Full summary
He was detained on 17 January 2023. A case was opened against him on charges of participation in an illegal armed formation in connection with involvement in the activities of the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan, whose involvement in any military actions has not been proven. On 20 April 2024, a court in Crimea sentenced Asanov to imprisonment, the term is unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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