Abubakar Rizvanov
Abubakar Rizvanov, born 1984, Dagestan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1 applied with Article 33 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of involvement in terrorist activities); Article 205.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of terrorist activities or its financing); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Case of participation in terrorist organisations in Dagestan”. Sentence (November 1, 2024): 17 years 10 months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 14, 2019; place of detention: Prison, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 17, 2024.
In brief
Dagestan · Makhachkala · Lawyers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
17 years 10 months
deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony
First instance, September 12, 2023: 18 years
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1 applied with Article 33 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Organisation of involvement in terrorist activities
- Article 205.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of terrorist activities or its financing
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of the organisations "Congress of the Peoples of Ichkeria and Dagestan" and "Supreme Military Majlisul Shura of the United Forces of the Mujahideen of the Caucasus".
Latest event
November 1, 2024 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 17 years 10 months.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 17, 2024
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 17 years 10 months
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of participation in terrorist organisations in Dagestan
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan
Criminal case
Case of participation in terrorist organisations in Dagestan
Other defendants in the case
- Abdulmumin Gadzhiev — Imprisoned, 16 years 10 months
- Kemal Tambiyev — Imprisoned, 17 years 4 months
Write a letter
Facility: Prison, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
662606, ул. Горького д. 114 Тюрьма, Красноярский край, г. Минусинск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Ризванов Абубакар Сахратулаевич, 1984 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Dagestan. He was convicted on charges of possession of drugs and explosives. On 14 June 2019, he was detained as part of a case on the activities of a terrorist organisation. On 12 September 2023, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony. On 1 November 2024, the court of appeals reduced the sentence by two months.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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