Abakargadzhiev Shakhban Gadzimagomedovich, born in 1969, lived in the city of Khasavyurt, Republic of Dagestan. On November 8, 2023, the Khasavyurt City Court of the Republic of Dagestan sentenced him to 5 years in prison, the punishment was later replaced by 3 years of compulsory work with a 10% deduction from wages for the benefit of the state on charges of committing a crime under paragraph "c" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Public dissemination, under the guise of reliable messages, of knowingly false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, with the artificial creation of evidence of the prosecution", liable to up to 10 years in prison).
On February 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Dagestan overturned the sentence and remanded the case for a new trial. In May 2024, he was sentenced to 5 years of compulsory work. In August 2024, the appellate court approved 3 years of compulsory work in a correctional center. He was under a personal recognizance (an obligation not to leave the city) since May 2023.
