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Mamedov Rafael Ismat ogly

Date of birth: December 25, 2002 (23 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Murmansk
Occupation: студент/ка
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2 ; 275
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  May 15, 2025
Sentence:  15 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 3 года в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  May 27, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Murmansk Oblast
Hobbies: Интеллектуальные игры, краеведение, история, культура и быт северных народов.

Rafael Mamedov was born on 25 December 2002. He is a Russian citizen and a resident of Murmansk, and was a third-year student in the Digital Sociology programme at Murmansk Arctic University.

On 27 May 2026, Mamedov was convicted under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Participation in the activities of an organisation recognised as a terrorist organisation under Russian law') and Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code ('High treason') and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, the first three years to be served in prison and the remainder in a strict-regime penal colony.

He has been deprived of his liberty since 15 May 2025.

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