In Rostov-on-Don, the court reviewed the case of Ruslan Zeitullaev and tightened the sentence

The North Caucasian District Military Court passed a verdict against Ruslan Zeytullayev. The convict received 12 years in prison for organizing a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in Crimea. Compared to the previous decision , the court toughened the sentence by 5 years.

On April 26, 2017, the North Caucasian District Military Court pronounced a verdict against Ruslan Zeytullayev.

The convict received 12 years in prison in a strict regime colony for organizing a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in Crimea. He pleaded not guilty, does not agree with the verdict and intends to appeal the court's decision.

on September 7, 2016 R. Zeytullayev was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of a terrorist organization) and sentenced by the North Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don to 7 years in a penal colony for participation in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir. became the basis for the retrial of the case The decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation issued in December 2016 . The initiator of the review of the case was the prosecutor, according to whom the September sentence was "excessively lenient".

As a reminder, we believe that accusing members of Hizb ut-Tahrir of promoting terrorism only on the basis of party activities (holding meetings, reading literature, etc.) and persecuting them under anti-terrorist articles is unlawful.

Sources

• Zeytullayev sentenced to 12 years in prison // Caucasian knot. 2017. April 26.
• The defense decided to appeal the verdict to Zeytullayev // There.
• Accused in Hizb ut-Tahrir case sentenced to 12 years // OVD-Info. 2017. April 26.