Akhmed Pogorov
Magas
62 yr old (born in 01.01.1963)
Address: 360000, Кабардино-Балкарская респ., г. Нальчик, ул. Вологирова, д. 20, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Кабардино-Балкарской Республике, Погоров Ахмед Саражудинович, 1963 г.р.
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A former Minister of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia and an active protester. In May 2019, he was placed on a wanted list in connection with a criminal case regarding the use of violence against authorities during the dispersal of a protest gathering in Magas against the transfer of land to Chechnya. He is suspected of organizing the use of violence dangerous to life and health. At the end of December, it became known that Pogorov is also suspected of participating in an extremist organization.
On 26 February 2021, Pogorov was detained in Nazran and taken to a pre-trial detention center in Nalchik. On 25 May, he was placed under house arrest, but the next day he was taken from the hospital to court and returned to custody.
On 20 November 2025, the court sentenced him to 9 years in a penal colony.
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Address: 360000, Кабардино-Балкарская респ., г. Нальчик, ул. Вологирова, д. 20, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Кабардино-Балкарской Республике, Погоров Ахмед Саражудинович, 1963 г.р.
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