Bashkir publicist Airat Dilmukhametov, who is serving a sentence in maximum security IK-5 in Chita, has had his conditions of detention tightened, relatives of the convict told Mediazona.
According to Dilmukhametov’s relatives, on August 3, the Ingodinsky District Court of Chita granted the colony’s request to transfer the activist to prison. “The term to be served in prison was three years (this is to be served during his total term). It is unknown where and when exactly they will be transferred. IK-5 still hasn’t sent an appeal (Dilmukhametova – MZ) against the court’s decision,” his relatives explained to Mediazona.
In August 2020, the Central District Military Court sentenced Dilmukhametov to 9 years in a maximum security colony in the case of conscription separatism, financing of extremist activities and callsto it, as well as justification of terrorism. The reason for his arousal was the video and public speeches of the activist; he did not admit guilt.
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“I did not violate any moral or criminal law. We have no complaints against the Russian people; we do not identify them with the right-wing reactionary ruling regime. Despite 299 years of imperialism, the Russian people have not betrayed their internal freedom — they are still unconquered,” Dilmukhametov said in his last word.
In September 2017, Dilmukhametov was released from a maximum security colony after serving three years in the case of appeals to terrorismbecause of the book he wrote “Akhir Zaman” (“The End of Times”). Lawyer Vsevolod Lebedintsev told Idel.Realii that the publicist, “immediately recognized as a malicious violator of the regime, spent almost the entire term in a barracks SUS , among especially dangerous repeat offenders.”
Dilmukhametov is serving his current sentence under similar conditions — he was repeatedly sent to a punishment cell, and in July 2022 he was isolated from other prisoners for six months, placed in a EPKT. “As soon as he arrived at IK-5, he was immediately “caulked into the SUS.” Literally all the stripes on his clothes are — and «red», and others — just like Navalny. Roughly speaking, he has a strict regime in a strict regime,” said “Idel. Realities» Ufa lawyer Vsevolod Lebedintsev, who defended Dilmukhametov at the first trials.
According to Article 130 of the Penal Code, men sentenced to more than five years for committing especially serious crimes. Convicts for “violation of the established procedure for serving a sentence in correctional colonies of general, strict and special regimes” can also be transferred to prisons for a term of up to three years.