The court in Rostov-on-Don extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for the accused in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case from Crimea

In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for Crimean Tatar Yashar Shikhametov, accused of participation in a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case. “Crimean Solidarity” is about this.

reports The preventive measure was extended until July 26. The prosecutor mentioned that Shikhametov does not have a permanent place of residence, so it is not worth changing it to house arrest. The defendant’s lawyer objected: “It is an omission of the legislator that Shikhametov cannot attend court at his place of permanent residence without registration.”

• Yashar Shikhametov is a Crimean Tatar arrested in connection with his involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. The man is charged with participation in a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code); he has been under arrest since February 17. In July, the prisoner's health status. situation has deteriorated significantly - 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. At the same time, the legislation of Ukraine allows the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir. 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.