Bekir Gugurik
Bekir Gugurik, born 1962, Occupied territory of Khersonska oblast. Charges: Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the…); “Bekir Gugurik's case of participation in an illegal armed group”. Sentence: 4 years. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2026.
In brief
Occupied territory of Khersonska oblast · Drivers
Sentence
4 years
Imprisonment (strict regime)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the territory of a foreign state
Latest event
March 3, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 3, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Bekir Gugurik's case of participation in an illegal armed group
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
275502, Херсонская область, Генический район, с. Чонгар, ул. Тараса Шевченко, д. 66, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Херсонской области, Гугурик Бекир Сейдалиевич, 1962 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of Kherson region (Ukraine), a driver-mechanic at a wholesale base. On 12 February 2025, it became known that he was detained. According to human rights activists, the case materials, in particular, included a picture with the inscription "Crimea is Ukraine" found in his son's computer. On 6 October 2025, Gugurik was sentenced to four years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Preventive measures
- pre-trial detention
Other people prosecuted under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.