Edem Bekirov
Edem Bekirov, born 1961, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 222 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal sale of firearms or ammunition); Article 222.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal sale of explosives or explosive devices); “The case of Edem Bekirov”. Sentence (June 8, 2021): 7 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony, 150,000 rubles fine. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Pensioners
Sentence
7 years
of imprisonment in a general regime colony, 150,000 rubles fine
Upheld September 16, 2021
Charges
- Article 222 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal sale of firearms or ammunition
- Article 222.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal sale of explosives or explosive devices
Full wording of the charges
On or about 31 May 2018, he found a Russian citizen, K.R. Memetov (pseudonym), with whom he entered into a criminal conspiracy; while in Simferopol, he gave "Memetov" a bag with 47 TNT checkers weighing 11.62 kg and 192 cartridges for a Makarov pistol, and instructed him to place them in a hiding place
Latest event
September 16, 2021 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of Edem Bekirov
Criminal case
The case of Edem Bekirov
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 12 December 2018 at the entrance to Crimea from the Kherson region, when he was travelling by taxi. The next day he was taken into custody on charges of manufacturing and storage of ammunition and explosives.
Edem Bekirov is a disabled person of Group I, he has diabetes mellitus, recently suffered a heart attack and had heart surgery, and had a leg amputated.
On 27 August the court changed Bekirov's measure of restraint from detention to an obligation to appear in court.
On 7 September 2019, Bekirov was released as part of the exchange of Ukrainian political prisoners for groups of people released by Ukraine, arrived in Ukraine.
On 9 June 2021, he was sentenced in absentia to seven years of general regime colony and 150 thousand rubles fine.
Other people prosecuted under Article 222 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.