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Mukhametov Irek Nasimovich

Date of birth: October 3, 1988 (37 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  18 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  April 26, 2019
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 26, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Samara Oblast

Mukhametov Irek Nasimovich, born October 3, 1988, lived in Almetyevsk, Republic of Tatarstan. Irek has a higher education. He is married and has a young child. He was engaged in repairing household appliances.

Sentenced under Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organisation of the activities of a terrorist organisation") to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony with restriction of freedom for a period of 1 year after release.

In custody since October 17, 2017.