A Russian court sentenced the leader of the Azerbaijani diaspora to 24 years in prison
The Kirovsky District Court of Yekaterinburg has sentenced Shikhlinski, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals, finding him guilty of using violence against a public official.
For this crime, he was sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, but his total sentence was significantly increased due to previous criminal cases.
Taking into account the sentence handed down in early March, when Shikhlinski received 22 years in prison for murder and attempted murder committed in 2001 and 2011, the court determined the final sentence by partially combining the terms.
The convict must now serve a total of 24 years in prison. He will serve the first four years in a regular prison and the remainder of his sentence in a maximum-security facility.
The case involving the attack on a law enforcement officer is linked to events in July 2025, when the leader of the diaspora was being detained.
At the moment when special forces officers were trying to pull Shikhlinski out of the car, his son Mutvali, who was behind the wheel, suddenly reversed. As a result of this maneuver, one of the FSB officers fell and was injured.
The convicted man’s son, Mutvali Shikhlinski, insisted during the court hearings that he had struck the special forces officer unintentionally. He expressed regret over the incident but never admitted guilt for the crime.
Despite this, the court found his actions unlawful and sentenced him to 8 years in a general-regime penal colony.
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