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Bazarbaev Marat Tukmurzaevich

Date of birth: April 9, 1976 (50 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.1 ч. 1.1 ; 205.5 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии особого режима, из них 5 лет 6 месяцев в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  March 4, 2024
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 5, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Sverdlovsk Oblast

Bazarbaev Marat Tukmurzaevich, born April 9, 1976, lived in the city of Yemanzhelinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Muslim, has a higher education, is married, and the father of two minor children.

In 2013, he was sentenced under Part 1 of Art. 205.1 ("Assistance to terrorist activity"), Part 1 of Art. 30, Art. 278 ("Preparation for actions aimed at the violent seizure of power, as well as the violent change of the constitutional order"), Part 2 of Art. 282.2 ("Participation in the activities of an extremist organisation") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to 6 years of strict regime with 1 year of restriction of freedom and a fine of 150 thousand roubles. He was released after serving his sentence in this case.

On March 5, 2024, he was sentenced under Art. 1.1 of Art. 205.1 ("Assistance to terrorist activity") and Part 1 of Art. 205.5 ("Organisation of the activities of an organisation that is recognised as terrorist in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to 14 years in a special regime penal colony with the first 5 years and 6 months to be served in prison on charges of participating in the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami.

Deprived of liberty since July 6, 2021.