In penal colony

Akim Bekirov

Birth date

October 18, 1988

Citizenship

Family

Officially registered marriage; Have children

Case

The case of Akim Bekirov, Seitveli Seitabdiev, Rustem Seitkhalilov, Eskender Suleimanov and Asan Ianikov

Article

Part 2, Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code; Article 278 of the Criminal Code considering Article 30 Part 1 of the Criminal Code

Verdict

14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty

Crimean Solidarity activist. On March 27, 2019, detained after a search and on the same day taken into custody on charges of organizing activities of a terrorist organisation. Sent to a pre-trial detention centre in Rostov region, later transferred back to Crimea. In March 2020, it became known that Bekirov was also accused of preparing to overthrow the constitutional order. On March 18, 2022, he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony.