Arman Sagynbayev
Arman Sagynbayev, born 1992, Penza Oblast. Charges: Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “The "Network" case in Penza”. Sentence (February 9, 2020): six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 17, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, December 8, 2019.
In brief
Penza Oblast · Penza · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years
six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld April 26, 2021
Charges
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities of the terrorist community "Set'"
Latest event
November 5, 2023 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 17, 2019
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, December 8, 2019
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The "Network" case in Penza
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Penza Oblast
Criminal case
The "Network" case in Penza
Other defendants in the case
- Maksim Ivankin — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Vasily Kuksov — Imprisoned, 9 years
- Mikhail Kulkov — Imprisoned, 10 years
- Dmitrii Pchelintsev — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Andrey Chernov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Ilya Shakursky — Imprisoned, 16 years
Thematic group: The "Network" case
Details and sources
Full summary
Arman Sagynbayev was detained in November 2017 in St. Petersburg and transported to Penza. He was accused of participating in the terrorist community "Set'" and arrested. Syganbaev said that during the investigation he was beaten and tortured by electrocution.
On February 10th, 2020, Sagynbaev was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. On November 5th, 2023, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.