Eskender Audzhy
- Criminal Code
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-12-12
- Region
- Occupied territory of Khersonska oblast
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 3 March 2026
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Case summary
Resident of Kherson region (Ukraine). Taken into custody in July 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 12 December 2023, Audji was sentenced to three and a half years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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