An alleged member of Hizb ut-Tahrir was arrested in St. Petersburg

In St. Petersburg, on June 28, the Kirovsky District Court detained until July 30, 2017 a citizen of Tajikistan, Magomed Akhimov, who is accused of participating in the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization. about it . writes RAPSI

Akhimov is accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). The hearing was held behind closed doors, and journalists were allowed to attend only the announcement of the operative part of the decision. Ahimov was detained on June 27 by employees of the Center "E" of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

Hizb ut-Tahrir is recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization despite the fact that, as various experts point out, this organization has nothing to do with terrorist activities.