Akhmed Barakhoev
- Criminal Code
- Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 318 part 2 applied with Article 33 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 330.2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases related to mass actions
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 9 years
- Date of verdict
- 2021-12-15
- Region
- Ingushetia
- City
- Magas
Case summary
On 3 April 2019, he was detained on charges of organising violence against the police officers at a rally on 27 March 2019 and sent to a pre-trial detention centre in Nalchik. Later he was transferred to the pre-trial detention centre in Vladikavkaz.
At the end of December 2019, a case was opened for organising the activities of an extremist community. In addition, he was charged with not fulfilling the obligation to notify about the presence of a second citizenship, later the charge was dropped after the statute of limitations was expired.
On 16 March 2021, he went on hunger strike and refused to participate in the trial in connection with Zarifa Sautieva being returned from her house arrest to the pre-trial detention centre. On 23 March, he has stopped his hunger strike after the appeals from the public.
On 15 December, he was sentenced to nine years in a general regime colony.
On 17 February 2026, he was released.
Others charged under Article 239 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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