In penal colony

Akhmed Barakhoev

Birth date

April 19, 1954

Citizenship

Russia

Family

Officially registered marriage; Have children

Case

The case of organisers of protests in Ingushetia

Article

Part 2, Article 318 of the Criminal Code considering Article 33 Part 3 of the Criminal Code; Part 1, Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code; Part 3, Article 239 of the Criminal Code; Article 330.2 of the Criminal Code

Verdict

9 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, 1 year 6 months' restriction of liberty, prohibition from holding positions in public organisations for 5 years

On 3 April 2019, he was detained on charges of organising violence against police officers at a rally on 27 March 2019 and sent to a pre-trial detention facility in Nalchik. Later transferred to the pre-trial detention centre in Vladikavkaz. At the end of December 2019, a case was opened for organising the activities of an extremist community. In addition, he was charged with failure to fulfil the obligation to notify about the presence of a second citizenship, later the charge was dropped due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. On 16 March 2021, he went on hunger strike and refused to participate in the trial due to the return of Zarifa Sautieva from house arrest to the pre-trial detention centre. On 23 March, he stopped his hunger strike after appeals from the public. On 15 December, he was sentenced to nine years in a general regime colony.