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Murasov Rustem Sebatovich

Date of birth: July 21, 1972 (53 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2 ; 278 (через ч. 1 ст. 30)
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  12 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 4 года в тюрьме, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  May 31, 2023
Current location:  Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Vladimir Oblast

Murasov Rustem Sebatovich, born July 21, 1972, resident of Sevastopol, citizen of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Divorced. Worked as an assistant cook. Previous convictions: in 2002, he was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 3 of Art. 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Fraud committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons"), sentence of 3 years' imprisonment, in 2007 he was found guilty of the crime under Part 4 of Art. 187 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Robbery committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons"), sentence of 8 years' imprisonment.

On charges of committing crimes under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation", liable to up to 20 years' imprisonment") and Part 1 of Art. 30, Art. 278 ("Preparation for the violent seizure of power", liable to up to 10 years' imprisonment"), sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment with the first 4 years to be served in prison and 1 year of restricted freedom after release. The appellate court upheld the sentence. 

In custody since August 17, 2021.