Rustem Seidalievich Gugurik

Case Summary

Rustem Gugurik, a Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian citizen, was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in a strict regime penal colony for allegedly participating in the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan. He denies the charges, stating he worked as a taxi driver.

Charges (1)

1. Participation on the territory of a foreign state in an armed formation not provided for by the legislation of this state, for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (3)

• Arrested while traveling with his family from Kherson Oblast to Crimea
• Accused of being involved with the Noman Chelebidzhikhan Battalion
• Conviction based on testimony from secret witnesses

Legal Timeline