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Ismailov Rustem Yakubovich

Date of birth: September 3, 1984 (41 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  October 12, 2016
Sentence:  13 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  June 18, 2019
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Bashkortostan

Ismailov Rustem Yakubovich, born September 3, 1984, lives in Simferopol. Received a degree in economics. He has three young children, worked as a builder.

Sentenced under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation") to 13 years and 6 months in a strict regime penal colony.

In custody since October 12, 2016.