Moscow court ruled to expel Chorshanbe Chorshanbiyev

The Ostankino Court of Moscow has ordered the expulsion of MMA fighter Chorshanbe Chorshanbiyev from Russia, finding him guilty of violating immigration legislation.

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“The court found Chorshanbiyev guilty under Article 18.8 of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation (Violation by a foreign citizen or stateless person of the rules for entering the Russian Federation or the regime of stay (residence) in the Russian Federation). The court decided to expel him from the Russian Federation with a fine of 5,000 rubles,” the press service reported.

Before his forced expulsion from Russia, Chorshanbiyev will be placed in a detention center for foreign citizens.

On December 3, blogger and MMA fighter Chorshanbiyev was detained in Moscow for racing in the Lefortovo Tunnel without a driver’s license and OSAGO insurance, violating traffic rules while filming the incident. He has been held administratively responsible, and his Toyota Camry has been placed in a specialized parking lot. During questioning, the athlete stated that he did not post videos of the violations online.

Chorshanbe Chorshanbiyev is originally from the city of Khorog in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. He has been professionally engaged in mixed martial arts (MMA) since 2016. He has a total of seven fights, in which he has won four.