Ismail Avazov
Ismail Avazov, born 1975, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of prisoner Ismail Avazov”. Sentence (March 29, 2015): One year seven months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Nizhny Tagil · Extremism cases
Sentence
1 year 7 months
One year seven months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony
Upheld September 18, 2015
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
On 22 October 2013, in the educational work room, where inmates watch TV and socialise, "in the presence of other inmates, he uttered a number of insulting statements aimed at inciting discord towards certain social and religious groups", began to "make rude remarks on religious topics" and asserted the superiority of one religion over another.
Latest event
August 1, 2019 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 7 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of prisoner Ismail Avazov
Criminal case
The case of prisoner Ismail Avazov
Details and sources
Full summary
He was serving an 11-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in IK-5 in the Sverdlovsk region. On the 22nd of October 2013, while in the educational work room where prisoners watch TV and socialize, he allegedly started to "make rude remarks on religious topics" and assert the superiority of one religion over another, as per the investigation's findings. Other inmates reported the incident to the colony staff.
Avazov maintains that the case was built upon the testimonies of prisoners who collaborated with the colony administration. On the 30th of March 2015, Avazov received a sentence of one year and seven months in a strict regime penal colony, taking into account the portion of his sentence that had not been served during his previous incarceration.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Tajikistan
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