The prosecutor demanded that Crimean Tatar activist Emil Ziyadinov be sentenced to 17 years in prison

The state prosecutor asked that Crimean Tatar activist and children's coach Emil Ziyadinov, accused of involvement in Hizb-ut-Tahrir, be sentenced to 17 years in prison. “Crimean Solidarity” is about this.

reports The prosecutor believes that Ziyadinov should serve the first three years in prison. He also demands that the freedom of the Crimean Tatar be limited for a year and a half after his release.

The activist is accused of organizing the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and preparing for a violent seizure of power (Article 278 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code) in connection with his alleged involvement in the Islamist party “Hizb-ut- Tahrir."

Emil Ziyadinov, as well as those involved in other cases of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir - Ismet Ibragimov, Vadim Bektemirov, Alexander Sizikov, Alim Sufyanov, Sairan Khayretdinov and Zekiryu Muratov - in July 2020. Sizikov, as a person with the first group of disabilities, was sent under house arrest, the rest were sent to a pre-trial detention center.

detained - the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir is recognized as a terrorist organization on the territory of the Russian Federation. In different regions of Russia, as well as in Crimea, cases are being brought against alleged party members for the activities of a terrorist organization. Defendants are sentenced to varying terms solely on the basis that they held meetings and read religious literature. On the territory of Ukraine, the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir are permitted. - According to a number of experts, Hizb ut-Tahrir was unlawfully recognized as a terrorist organization, since its participants in Russia never advocated violence or prepared terrorist acts. According to the Memorial Human Rights Center, as of October 29, there are 331 people on the incomplete list of those persecuted in Hizb ut-Tahrir cases. Among them, 89 are residents of Crimea and Sevastopol. data