Ilmi Umerov
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2017-09-26
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Bakhchysarai
Case summary
On 12 May 2016, the Crimean Prosecutor's Office reported about the initiation of a criminal case on public calls aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation using the media or the Internet. The cause was Ilmi Umerov's speech in March 2016 live on the Ukrainian TV channel ATR. Umerov was detained in Bakhchisarai and taken to the FSB Directorate in Simferopol, he was searched and signed a non-departure undertaking. During the investigation, lawyer Nikolay Polozov, who represented Umerov's interests, was transferred to the status of a witness in the case, depriving him of the opportunity to defend his client. On 27 September 2017, Umerov was sentenced to two years in a open jail. On 25 October 2017, it became known that Umerov was pardoned by the President, he flew to Turkey.
Others charged under Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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