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Uzhakhov Malsag Musaevich

Date of birth: November 9, 1952 (73 years old)
Form of repression:  no prosecution
Pursuit stage:  end of prosecution
Sentence:  9 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  December 15, 2021
Current location:  not in custody
Date of release:  February 27, 2026
Lists of persecuted:  Archive

Uzhakhov Malsag Musaevich, born November 9, 1952. Resident of the village of Barsuki, Nazran district, Ingushetia. Chairman of the Council of Teips of the Ingush people, member of the Presidium of the World Congress of the Ingush people. Married.

Sentenced to 9 years in a general regime penal colony under Part 3 of Article 33, Part 2 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("organisation of violence dangerous to the life or health of government officials in connection with the performance of their official duties"), Part 2 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Management of a non-profit organisation that encourages citizens to refuse to fulfill their civic duties or to commit other illegal acts"), Part 1 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Creation of an extremist organisation"). The appellate court upheld the sentence.

In custody since April 19, 2019.

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