A wheelchair user from Chelyabinsk was released from 11 years in prison on charges of calling for terrorism

The Central District Military Court sentenced disabled group 1 Amir Gilyazov from Chelyabinsk to 11 years in prison in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case and released him from punishment due to illness. about this writes Znak.com .

Gilyazov was also banned from administering websites and channels on the Internet for three years. He was found guilty of participation in a terrorist organization (Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code), recruiting people into it (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) and calls for terrorism (Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). According to the FSB, he disseminated ideas on the Internet “based on the doctrine of the indispensable construction of the Caliphate.”

Gilyazov wrote on Facebook that the prosecution asked to sentence him to 12 years of strict regime and a 40-year ban on administering groups on the network.

The man was diagnosed with Duchenne syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness. Gilyazov’s wife said that he was practically paralyzed and had been using a wheelchair since childhood. However, in October 2018, the Chelyabinsk resident was sent to a pre-trial detention center.

Two months later he was released from custody. Znak.com, citing a source in security circles, wrote that the investigator did not ask for an extension of the arrest, since Gilyazov gave “the necessary testimony.”