Vladimir Settarov
- Criminal Code
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-11-22
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 15 January 2025
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Case summary
Resident of Crimea, worked in agriculture. On the 29th of May 2023, the FSB made reports about Settarov's detention along with his brother. Both were accused of participating in the activity of a Crimean Tatar battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan, which, at the time of the actions attributed to the brothers, had apparently long ceased to exist. The Settarov's were taken into custody. On the 22nd November 2023 Vladimir Settarov was sentenced to five and a half years in a strict regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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