Dmitry Mikhailov, a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, was sentenced in St. Petersburg

The Moscow District Military Court at an off-site meeting in St. Petersburg passed a sentence on Muslim Dmitry Mikhailov, a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir.

29 November 2016, the Moscow District Military Court at an off-site meeting in Petersburg passed a verdict against a Muslim Dmitry Mikhailov.

He was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (participation in the activities terrorist organization) and sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony. According to investigators, he organized a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in St. Petersburg.

D. Mikhailov was detained by police on April 2, 2015 years together with Isa Ragimov, whose sentence was passed on November 21, 2016.

Recall we We consider it unlawful to accuse members of Hizb ut-Tahrir of promoting terrorism only on the basis of party activities (holding meetings, reading literature, etc.) and prosecuting them under antiterrorist articles.

Sources

• A member of the St. Petersburg branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir was sentenced to 16 years in prison // IA REGNUM. November 29, 2016.