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Pogorov Akhmed Sarazhudinovich

Date of birth: January 1, 1963 (63 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  9 лет лишения свободы, режим неизвестен
Date of sentencing:  November 20, 2025
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Pogorov Akhmed Sarazhudinovich, born in 1963, co-chairman of the Ingush National Congress, former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia (2002-2003). Charged under Part 3 of Art. 33, Part 2 of Art. 318 ("organisation of violence against government officials that is dangerous to health"), Part 2 of Art. 282.1 ("Participation in an extremist organisation") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
He was wanted for almost 2 years, was detained in the Ingush city of Karabulak on February 26, 2021, transferred to house arrest on May 25, 2021, and sent back to pre-trial detention center the next day.

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28 Apr, 2021 | 14:26

Akhmed Pogorov, a protest leader in Ingushetia, is a political prisoner