Refat Chubarov
Refat Chubarov, born 1957, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 212 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of mass riots); Article 280.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for separatism); Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for separatism (using mass media or the internet)); “The case of Refat Chubarov”. Sentence (June 1, 2021): Six years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, 200 hours of compulsory labour, a ban on holding… Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Politicians · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years
Six years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, 200 hours of compulsory labour, a ban on holding administrative positions for one year, and a fine of 200,000 rubles; release from serving the sentence of compulsory labour, the professional ban, and the fine
Upheld June 9, 2023
Charges
- Article 212 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of mass riots
- Article 280.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for separatism
- Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for separatism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he organised mass riots in Simferopol on 26 February 2014; in an interview with Ukrainian media he called for the violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, namely "the exclusion of the Republic of Crimea from the Russian Federation and its return to the territory of Ukraine"
Latest event
June 9, 2023 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Refat Chubarov
Criminal case
The case of Refat Chubarov
Thematic group: The case of mass disorders in Simferopol on 26 February
Details and sources
Full summary
Refat Chubarov - Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People since October 2013, MP of the Verkhovna Rada since May 2015. He urged Crimean residents to boycott the referendum on joining the Russian Federation. On 5 July 2014, he was banned from entering Crimea. On 29 May 2015, it became known that the Investigation Department of the FSB Directorate for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol opened a criminal case against Chubarov under Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code (public calls for actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation). On 28 October, a decision on arrest in absentia was made.
According to the investigation, in April 2015, Refat Chubarov in an interview with Ukrainian media called for the violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, namely "the exclusion of the Republic of Crimea from the Russian Federation and its annexation to the territory of Ukraine".
Later it became known that Chubarov was also accused of organising mass riots in connection with the clashes in Simferopol on 26 February 2014.
On 1 June 2021, he was sentenced in absentia to six years in a general regime colony. On the episodes on calls to violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, he was sentenced to 200 hours of compulsory labour, a ban on holding administrative positions for a year and a fine of 200 thousand rubles, but was released from punishment due to partial decriminalisation of the relevant article of the Criminal Code.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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