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Vadim Bektemirov
who
Religious figures
birthday
1981-07-09
current location
Imprisoned
region
Simferopol
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Biography
He was detained on July 7, 2020, and taken into custody the following day on charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. On February 11, 2022, he was sentenced to 11 years in a strict-regime prison colony. In December 2023, Bektemirov reported that he was beaten upon arrival at the colony.
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