Eliskhan Azhigov
Eliskhan Azhigov, born 1985, Ingushetia. Charges: Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “Eliskhan Azhigov's case of protests in Ingushetia”. Sentence (December 23, 2019): 1 year and 5 months impisonment in a penal colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Ingushetia · Magas · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
1 year 5 months
1 year and 5 months impisonment in a penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he three times threw stones at the Rosguard at a rally in Magas on 27 March 2019
Latest event
January 1, 2020 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 5 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
· Persecution begins
Eliskhan Azhigov's case of protests in Ingushetia
Criminal case
Eliskhan Azhigov's case of protests in Ingushetia
Thematic group: The case of protests in Ingushetia
Details and sources
Full summary
On 13 April 2019 detained on charges of assaulting police officers during a rally against the transfer of land to Chechnya on 27 March. Taken into custody. Initially accused of using violence endangering life or health, in July the charge was reclassified to non-dangerous violence. He pleaded guilty and agreed to a special procedure for consideration of the case in court.
On 24 December 2019, sentenced to a year and five months in a penal colony. On 13 January 2020, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.