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Sungatov Ruslan Nikolaevich

Date of birth: February 4, 1977 (49 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 1 ; 205.1 ч. 1 ; 150 ч. 4
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  March 14, 2017
Sentence:  22 года лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 2 года ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  March 13, 2019
Current location:  Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Vladimir Oblast

Sungatov Ruslan Nikolaevich, born February 4, 1977, resident of Kazan. Ruslan has secondary specialised education, worked as a builder. He is married and has a young child.

Sentenced to 22 years and 1 day in a strict regime colony with restriction of freedom for 2 years after release under Part 1 of Article 205.5 ("Organising activities of a terrorist organisation", liable to up to life imprisonment), Part 1 of Article 205.1 ("Incitement to terrorist activity", liable to up to 15 years' imprisonment), Part 4 of Article 150 ("Involvement of a minor in the commission of a serious crime", liable to up to 8 years' imprisonment) of the Russian Criminal Code, in connection with alleged involvement in Hizb-ut-Tahrir al-islami.

In custody since March 14, 2017.