A. Suleymanov, accused of creating a “cell” of Hizb ut-Tahrir, was released in Moscow. The court did not accept the FSB's arguments in favor of detention

January 21 2013, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow considered the issue on the extension of the term of detention of Aigun Suleymanov, accused under part 1 Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of an extremist organization).

The court decided on the release of the accused, “ having found unconvincing arguments of the prosecutor's office and the FSB about the presence in the case of exceptional circumstances that may serve as grounds for the detention of the accused ”.

January 22, 2013 A. Suleymanov, who was arrested in Moscow on November 7, 2012 on suspicion of creation of a “cell” of Hizb ut-Tahrir, was released.

Sources

• Ponomarev V. In Moscow, the first accused in the case of Hizb ut-Tahrir was released from a pre-trial detention center // Message from the Memorial Human Rights Center. 2013. January 23.