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Eliskhan Azhigov
Biography
On 13 April 2019 detained on charges of assaulting police officers during a rally against the transfer of land to Chechnya on 27 March. Taken into custody. Initially accused of using violence endangering life or health, in July the charge was reclassified to non-dangerous violence. He pleaded guilty and agreed to a special procedure for consideration of the case in court.
On 24 December 2019, sentenced to a year and five months in a penal colony. On 13 January 2020, he was released.
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