Criminal lawyer Maxim Kalinov told that a real prison sentence is very likely in the case of MMA fighter Ilyas Yakubov, who is accused of justifying terrorism.
On Sunday, Telegram channel 112 reported that Yakubov was accused of publicly justifying terrorism. The 31-year-old athlete made a video on which he superimposed the statements of terrorist Shamil Basayev, responsible for organizing terrorist attacks in Moscow, Beslan and other cities. Yakubov later deleted the video. According to the channel, the capital’s investigative committee intends to ask the court to arrest the athlete; under the article, he faces a heavy fine or imprisonment of five to seven years.
— The fighter is responsible under Part 2 of Article 205.2 for public calls to justify terrorism using the Internet. Punishment – 5 to 7 years in prison. Since he was arrested, it is bad, because in practice, if a preventive measure is taken in detention, the sentence will most likely be of real duration. With competent defense tactics, perhaps admitting guilt and other actions, you can attempt to obtain a suspended sentence.
I believe that in this case it would be possible to apply a different preventive measure that does not involve imprisonment,” Kalinov told .
Earlier, fighter Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, who has a duel with Yakubov scheduled for October 27, told that he had not been informed about the possible cancellation of the fight.
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