The Hizb ut-Tahrir case has been brought to court in Bashkiria

On June 21, 2012, it became known that the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bashkortostan sent to the Oktyabrsky District Court of Ufa a criminal case initiated against Ufa residents Ural Yakupov and Dinar Sadykov, accused of organizing a local Hizb ut-Tahrir cell.

The criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) and Part 4 of Art. 150 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (involvement of a minor in a criminal group).

According to investigators, from the beginning of 2009 to October 2011, U. Yakupov and D. Sadykov, " influencing religious feelings, personally organized and conducted classes in the study of literature, including with minors ." The defendants pleaded not guilty. A measure of restraint in the form of detention was chosen against them.

Sources

• The prosecutor's office of the republic sent to court a criminal case against two residents of Ufa accused of extremist activities // Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Bashkortostan. 2012. June 21.