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Salakhutdinov Rustem Fagimovich

Date of birth: April 13, 1975 (51 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  February 5, 2020
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Bashkortostan

Salakhutdinov Rustem Fagimovich was born on April 13, 1975 in Kazan, where he lived. Single, one child, not officially employed, incomplete secondary education. Sentenced under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization) to 14 years in a strict regime penal colony. Has been in custody since March 14, 2017.