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Khafizov Asgat Khasanovich

Date of birth: May 4, 1985 (41 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1 ; 205.5 ч. 1 ; 205.5 ч. 2 ; 205.1 ч. 1.1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  23 года лишения свободы в колонии особого режима, из них 3 года в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  December 8, 2017 ; August 5, 2021
Current location:  Penal Сolony No. 15, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Chelyabinsk Oblast

Khafizov Asgat Khasanovich, born May 4, 1985, and lived in Kazan. Under Part 1 of Article 205.5 ("Organising activities of a terrorist organisation") and Part 1 of Article 282.2 ("Organisation of the activities of an extremist organisation") of the Russian Criminal Code, he was sentenced to 19 years and 2 months in a strict regime penal colony. Under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation") and Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Involvement in the activities of a terrorist organisation"), he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Thus, on August 5, 2021, based on the cumulative sentences, by partial addition of punishments, he was sentenced to 23 years in a special regime penal colony, including 3 years in prison. In custody since October 14, 2014.

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