Nariman Mezhmedinov
Nariman Mezhmedinov, born 1965, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the…); “Nariman Mezhmedinov's case”. Sentence (July 19, 2020): 8 years' imprisonment, of which the first year to be served in prison and the rest in a strict regime colony; as well as… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 1, 2020; place of detention: Penal colony No. 6, Krasnodar Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 22, 2024.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Pensioners
Sentence
8 years
imprisonment, of which the first year to be served in prison and the rest in a strict regime colony; as well as 1 year of restriction of liberty
Upheld December 8, 2020
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
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in August 2016, Mezhmedinov joined the Noman Chelebidzhikhan Battalion of which he was an active member until December 2016.
Latest event
December 22, 2024 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, December 22, 2024
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 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
Nariman Mezhmedinov's case
Criminal case
Nariman Mezhmedinov's case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 6, Krasnodar Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
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.
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Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
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