According to the FSB, more than 30 members of Hizb ut-Tahrir have been prosecuted since the beginning of the year.

On October 14, speaking at a meeting of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee in Moscow, FSB director Alexander Bortnikov said that since the beginning of 2008 more than 30 members of Hizb ut-Tahrir had been prosecuted in Russia.

"The measures taken prevented the activities of underground cells of international terrorist organizations in the Volga region , the Urals and Siberia. The courts of the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, Chelyabinsk and Kurgan regions brought to criminal responsibility 31 members of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir," said A. Bortnikov.

In Mari El, the Krasnoyarsk and Perm Territories, and the Tyumen Region, five members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan organization were detained and extradited.

Sources

• Since the beginning of the year, over 30 members of Hizb ut-Tahrir have been brought to criminal responsibility in Russia // Interfax-religion. 2008. October 14.