Name: Tokhtaev Daler Ikramzhonovich
Date of Birth: November 1, 1990
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1.1), 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 416 day in a pre-trial detention, 172 day in prison
Sentence: Imprisonment for a period of 6 years in a general regime penal colony, with restriction of liberty for a period of 1 year and 8 months
Term of imprisonment: until September 2029
Currently held in: Correctional Colony № 1, Sakhalin Region

Tokhtaev Daler Ikramzhonovich, born 1990, Correctional Colony № 1, Sakhalin Region, ul. Pogranichnaya, 71, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Region, 693008

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Biography

Daler Tokhtayev was born in November 1990. He has three older brothers and one younger brother. Their father is no longer alive. As a child, Daler was engaged in weightlifting, at one of the competitions he took first place. He was also fond of football, which he still loves.

Poronaysk is his mother's hometown; the family settled there in the early 2000s. Daler has a vocational education and is qualified as an electric and gas welder. The young man worked in his specialty on the railway, where he additionally trained as an assistant driver and electrician, whom he worked until his arrest.

Daler's mother became one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1999. During his teenage years, Daler also decided to study the Bible thoroughly. As a result, in 2008 he embarked on the Christian path.

Daler is married to Zhanna; they have been together since 2012. The couple enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with friends.

The criminal prosecution had a negative impact on the health of the family. The question arose about the dismissal of both of them from work. Zhanna was forbidden to meet with her husband and call him. The family is grieving the separation and is concerned that their good reputation has been undermined.

Relatives are perplexed because of how it was possible to deprive a decent and peace-loving person of freedom.

Case History

In April 2024, Daler Tokhtayev was searched in the city of Poronaysk. Two months earlier, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against him under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization and involvement in it. This is how the investigation interpreted conversations with one of the residents of Sakhalin on biblical topics. Immediately after the search, the believer was detained and placed in custody. In October, the case was brought to court. The accusation was based on the testimony of a man who pretended to be interested in the Bible. In February 2025, the court sentenced Tokhtayev to 6 years in a penal colony. After 3 months, the court of appeal upheld this decision.
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