Nariman Mezhmedinov
- Criminal Code
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 8 years
- Date of verdict
- 2020-07-19
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- Facility
- п. Двубратский | ФКУ ИК-6 УФСИН России по Краснодарскому Краю
- Address for letters
- 352310, Краснодарский край, Усть-Лабинский район, пос. Двубратский, ул. Степная, д. 1, п. Двубратский | ФКУ ИК-6 УФСИН России по Краснодарскому Краю, Межмединов Нариман Ризаевич, 1965 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 22 December 2024
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Case summary
Mezhmedinov is a resident of Crimea. On 3 February 2020, he was detained and sent into custody the next day on charges of participation in the activities of an illegal armed group. According to the investigation, Mezhmedinov was involved in the activities of the the Battalion in the name of Noman Chelebidzhikhan, which apparently had not been functioning for a long time at the start of the persecution. On 20 July 2020, Mezhmedinov was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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