In Ufa, a verdict was passed on involvement in the banned Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir

12 defendants received from 11 to 16 years in a strict regime colony.

February 21, 2019 Privolzhsky district military court on on-site meeting in Ufa passed a verdict on involvement in the activities Islamic radical party Hizb ut-Tahrir. 12 inhabitants Bashkortostan were found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in activities of an organization designated as terrorist) and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment with serving in a strict regime colony, but without fines and restrictions freedom upon release.

The defendants stated that they membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, but deny the terrorist the direction of the party and believe that they were subjected to persecution for their beliefs.

Batyr Mukhametov and Bulat Rakhmanov was sentenced to 16 years; Mikhail Toptygin, Ruslan Zainullin and others Ural Abdrakhimov - 15 years; Ruslan Rahmatullin - 14 years old; Timur Gadiev and Radik Valiakhmetov - 13 years; Yaroslav Timofeev and Vadim Davletbaev - k 12 year; Artyom Naumov and Ural Galiev, who expressed remorse and gave testimony in the case of the other defendants - up to 11 years of strict regime in the colony.

One of the defendants Artur Zaripov was also involved in the case, and in March 2017 he concluded an agreement on pre-trial cooperation with the investigation, after which his case was singled out for separate proceedings, and the court proceeded to consider it. Zaripov later refused from a deal with the investigation, but was released from custody due to the state health, after which he disappeared and was put on the wanted list.

Case in fact continuation of the activities of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" was initiated by the investigative department of the FSB department for Bashkortostan in February 2017. By version of the investigation, the defendants participated in the activities of a party cell in Ufa, which organized and led by an unidentified person. As the prosecution pointed out, February 2015 to April 20, 2017 they attended illegal meetings, encouraged other Muslims to join the party, studied and kept forbidden literature, kept secrecy measures.

in Ufa on charges of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir in a separate case on charges of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir . was arrested In August 2018 , Almaz Usmanov, the owner of a halal food outlet,

We believe unlawful accusation of the followers of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" under the "terrorist" art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code only on the basis of party activities.

Sources

• A court in Ufa sentenced twelve defendants in another case of Hizb ut-Tahrir to terms of 11 to 16 years in a strict regime // HRC "Memorial". February 21, 2019