Shokhista Karimova
Shokhista Karimova, born 1971, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)); Article 205 part 3 item b applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for committing a terrorist attack resulting in the negligent death of a person); Article 205 part 3 item b applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempt to commit a terrorist attack resulting in the death of a person); “The case of April 3 terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017”. Sentence (December 15, 2022): 19 years and 11 months' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 500,000 rubles (≈US$6850 as of August 6, 2021). Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 1, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 1, Vladimir Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 25, 2021; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, January 25, 2021.
In brief
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Sentence
19 years 11 months
19 years and 11 months' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 500,000 rubles (≈US$6850 as of August 6, 2021)
First instance, December 9, 2019: 20 years
Charges
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)
- Article 205 part 3 item b applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for committing a terrorist attack resulting in the negligent death of a person
- Article 205 part 3 item b applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Attempt to commit a terrorist attack resulting in the death of a person
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
- Article 222.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment or bearing of explosive substances or explosive devices
- Article 222.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
- Article 223.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Illegal manufacture of explosives
Full wording of the charges
Provided communications equipment to members of a terrorist community
Latest event
December 15, 2022 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, February 25, 2021
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 25, 2021
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of April 3 terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017
Criminal case
The case of April 3 terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro in 2017
Other defendants in the case
- Azamjon Makhmudov — Imprisoned, 19 years 11 months
- Mahamadyusuf Mirzaalimov — Imprisoned, 19 years 11 months
- Dilmurod Muidinov — Imprisoned, 19 years 11 months
- Sodik Ortikov — Imprisoned, 21 years 11 months
- Sayfilla Hakimov — Imprisoned, 18 years 11 months
- Bakhrom Ergashev — Imprisoned, 18 years 11 months
- Ibrahimjon Ermatov — Imprisoned, 26 years 10 months
- Mukhamadyusup Ermatov — Imprisoned, 27 years 10 months
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Facility: Penal colony No. 1, Vladimir Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
601395, Владимирская область, Судогодский р- н, посёлок Головино, ул. Советская д. 50-А, ФКУ «ИК № 1 УФСИН по Владимирской области», Каримова Шохиста Содиковна, 1971 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of St. Petersburg. Detained on 6 April 2017 during a search. Karimova claims that explosives were planted on her. She was taken into custody on charges of involvement in the terrorist attack in the St. Petersburg metro on 3 April 2017, as human rights activists believe, without grounds. Later, according to Karimova, people came to her in the pre-trial detention centre posing as operatives and demanding that she admit that the explosives were not planted, but were given to her by another defendant in the case, promising that in this case she would be released.
On 10 December 2019, she was sentenced to 20 years in a general regime colony. On 6 August 2021, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by one month.
On 26 July 2023, it became known that Karimova went on hunger strike due to the fact that her account in the colony was being unreasonably debited and the administration refused to give her glasses, without which she cannot work, and shoes.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Uzbekistan
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