Ilmi Umerov
Ilmi Umerov, born 1957, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for separatism (using mass media or the internet)); “The case of Ilmi Umerov”. Sentence (September 26, 2017): two years' imprisonment in an open jail. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 6, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, August 2, 2016.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai
Sentence
2 years
two years' imprisonment in an open jail
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for separatism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
spoke live on the Ukrainian TV channel ATR calling for the return of Crimea to Ukraine
Latest event
November 18, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, August 6, 2016
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 2, 2016
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Ilmi Umerov
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Ilmi Umerov
Details and sources
Full 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.
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.