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Abbozov Seityaga

Date of birth: March 7, 1957 (69 years old)
citizenship: Россия; Украина
City of residence: Джанкой
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2 ; 278 (через ч. 1 ст. 30)
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  August 11, 2022
Sentence:  13 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 3 года в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  November 26, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Abbozov Seityaga, born March 7, 1957, resident of the city of Dzhankoy, Crimea, Crimean Tatar, citizen of Russia and Ukraine, Muslim, breeder of pigeons and parrots.

Accused of committing crimes under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of an organisation that is recognised as terrorist in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation", liable to up to 20 years in prison) and Part 1 of Art. 30, Art. 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Preparation for actions aimed at the violent seizure of power and violent change of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation", liable to up to 10 years in prison).

He has been under house arrest since August 11, 2022.

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