Suleiman Kadyrov
Suleiman Kadyrov, born 1962, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for separatism (using mass media or the internet)); “Suleiman Kadyrov case”. Sentence (February 28, 2018): Two years' deprivation of liberty suspended on probation for two years and prohibition to engage in public activities… Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Feodosia · Human rights defenders
Sentence
2 years
Two years' deprivation of liberty suspended on probation for two years and prohibition to engage in public activities for two years
Upheld May 2, 2018
Charges
- Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for separatism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
republished a video on Facebook about the creation of the volunteer battalion "Crimea" and accompanied it with the comment "Crimea is Ukraine, always has been, is and will be!"
Latest event
March 2, 2021 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Suleiman Kadyrov case
Criminal case
Suleiman Kadyrov case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 5 October 2016, Kadyrov was searched and his laptop and phone were seized. He was charged with calling for separatism.
The reason for the criminal case was the reposting of a Facebook video about the creation of the volunteer battalion "Crimea", which Kadyrov accompanied with the comment "Crimea is Ukraine, it always has been, is and will be!
Kadyrov claimed that he did not leave such a comment. In his opinion, the criminal case is a provocation by the secret services in response to his active civil position and human rights activities.
In March 2018, he was sentenced to two years' suspended imprisonment with a ban on engaging in public activities.
Since the beginning of his active participation in public activities, he has been regularly interrogated when crossing the border with Ukraine, and once his place was searched. Kadyrov claims that he has noticed surveillance.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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