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Osmanov Ansar Ismailovich

Date of birth: November 22, 1975 (50 years old)
Occupation: активизм; искусство и творчество
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 1 ; 278 (через ч. 1 ст. 30)
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  20 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 5 лет в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  June 16, 2023
Current location:  Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Vladimir Oblast

Osmanov Ansar Ismailovich, born November 22, 1975. Resident of the village of Tankovoye, Bakhchisaray district, Crimea, citizen of Russia and Ukraine. He is married, has four minor children, including three children aged 14, 11 and 5. Ansar worked as a woodcarver, he is an artist.

On charges of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 205.5 ("Organisation of the activities of a terrorist organisation", liable to up to life imprisonment), he was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony with the first 5 years to be served in prison.

Deprived of liberty since February 9, 2022.