Eskender Kantemirov
Eskender Kantemirov, born 1988, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); “The case of five participants in the mass riots in Simferopol on February 26”. Sentence (June 18, 2018): 4 years' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Entrepreneurs · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years
suspended imprisonment
Upheld February 13, 2019
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, participated in mass riots in Simferopol on 26 February 2014.
Latest event
June 19, 2022 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of five participants in the mass riots in Simferopol on February 26
Criminal case
The case of five participants in the mass riots in Simferopol on February 26
Other defendants in the case
- Ali Asanov — At large, 4 years 6 months
- Mustafa Degermendji — At large, 4 years 6 months
- Eskender Emirvaliev — At large, 3 years 6 months
- Arsen Yunusov — At large, 4 years
Thematic group: The case of mass disorders in Simferopol on 26 February
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 8 February 2015 as part of the case of clashes in Simferopol on 26 February 2014, accused of participation in mass riots. He was kept in pre-trial detention centre for about two months, released on the surety of Eskender Bilyalov, Advisor to the Presidential Envoy to Crimea.
In June 2018, the court sentenced him to four years suspended sentence with a probation period of three years.
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.