Nariman Dzhelyal (Dzhelyalov)
Nariman Dzhelyal (Dzhelyalov), born 1980, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or…); Article 226.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal movement across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union or the State border of the…); Article 281 part 2 items a, b, Russian Criminal Code (Committing sabotage activities by an organized group of persons by prior conspiracy, resulting in…); “Case of undermining a gas pipeline in Crimea”. Sentence (September 20, 2022): 17 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 21, 2023.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Journalists, Teachers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
17 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld July 30, 2023
Charges
- Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
- Article 226.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal movement across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union or the State border of the Russian Federation with the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union of strategically important goods and resources, cultural values, especially valuable wild animals, aquatic biological resources, plants and mushrooms, committed by an organized group
- Article 281 part 2 items a, b, Russian Criminal Code — Committing sabotage activities by an organized group of persons by prior conspiracy, resulting in significant property damage or other serious consequences;
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he introduced Asan and Aziz Akhtemov to Riza Yagyaev-Veliulaev, a former security guard of the spiritual leader of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev, who instructed them to blow up the gas pipeline.
Latest event
July 17, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 21, 2023
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 17 years
· Persecution begins
Case of undermining a gas pipeline in Crimea
· 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
Criminal case
Case of undermining a gas pipeline in Crimea
Other defendants in the case
- Aziz Akhtemov — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Asan Akhtemov — Imprisoned, 15 years
Details and sources
Full summary
Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, political scientist, former host of the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, teacher. On 4 September 2021, he was searched at his home, detained and held without procedural status for about a day. According to his own words, he was kept for a long time in an unknown place in handcuffs and with a bag on his head According to the case materials, he was detained on 5th of September. The court sent Dzhelyal to custody on charges of sabotage and possession and smuggling of an explosive device. Initially, Dzhelyal was charged with aiding and abetting sabotage, but then the charge was reclassified. In the pre-trial detention centre, Dzhelyal was placed on a preventive register as prone to extremist and terrorist offences. In March 2022, Dzhelyal was not released from the pre-trial detention centre to attend his father's funeral. On 21 September 2022, he was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony. On 28 June 2024 it became known that Dzhelyal together with nine other people were handed over to Ukraine.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.