Akim Gafarov
- Criminal Code
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 8 years
- Date of verdict
- 2021-06-23
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
Case summary
He lived in Crimea and left for the Kherson region of Ukraine in 2016. A case was opened against him for participating in the activities of an illegal armed group in connection with his involvement in the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan, despite the fact that there is no evidence of the battalion's involvement in any military actions. On June 21, 2021, Gafarov was sentenced in absentia to eight years in a strict regime penal colony. According to unconfirmed information, he was kidnapped by armed men in May 2022. According to the "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" project, Gafarov has been in penal colony since August 11, 2022. He filed a cassation appeal against the verdict, and on December 12, 2023, the cassation court sent the case back for a new trial. On May 22, 2024, Gafarov was sentenced to five years in a strict regime penal colony. On August 8, 2024, the court of appeal increased the sentence to eight years.
Others charged under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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