Ametov Ernes Seiyarovich
Article of the Criminal Code:
- 205.5 pt.2 "Committing by a criminal organization of actions aimed at forcible seizure of power and forcible change of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation", up to 20 years' imprisonment
- 278 "Committing by a criminal organization of actions aimed at forcible seizure of power and forcible change of the constitutional order of the Russian Federation", up to 20 years' imprisonment
Ametov Ernes Seiyarovich
Ametov Ernes Seiyarovich, born May 30, 1985, lived in Bakhchisarai in Crimea. Activist of the "Crimean Solidarity". Received a degree in law. Married, has two young children, worked as a photographer and as an entrepreneur.
He was in custody from October 11, 2017 to September 16, 2020, when he was acquitted. On March 14, 2022, the Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha overturned the acquittal, and on May 12, 2022, Ametov was re-arrested. On December 29, 2022, he was sentenced under Part 2 of Article 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation"), Part 1 of Article 30 and Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Preparation for the violent seizure of power") to 11 years in a strict regime penal colony and 1 year of restricted freedom. The appellate court upheld the verdict.