Vladimir Settarov
Vladimir Settarov, born 2000, 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…); “The Case of Vladimir Settarov”. Sentence (November 22, 2023): 5 years and 6 months of imprisonment, of which 1 is to be served in prison and the rest in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 1, 2023. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 15, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
5 years 6 months
5 years and 6 months of imprisonment, of which 1 is to be served in prison and the rest in a strict regime penal colony.
No information about an appeal ruling.
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, when he participated in the battalion's activity "on the territory of Ukraine, [he] guarded the facilities of the illegal armed formation, located near the Chongar village in the Genicheskiy District of the Kherson Region". He took an active part in other illegal activity in the bordering regions.
Latest event
January 15, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 15, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The Case of Vladimir Settarov
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The Case of Vladimir Settarov
Thematic group: Settarov brothers case
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Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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