The Court of Appeal approved the extension of the arrest of a defendant in the Crimean Hizb ut-Tahrir case.

On August 25, the Court of Appeal in Vlasikha approved the extension of the arrest for three months for the defendant in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, the Crimean imam Raif Fevziev. “Crimean Solidarity” is about this.

reported on July 4, the Southern District Military Court in the Rostov region extended the arrest of Fevizeva until October 23, Crimean Solidarity activist Luftie Zudieva clarified OVD-Info.

The imam is charged with organizing the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) due to his alleged involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, as well as preparing for the violent overthrow of the government (Article 278 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 1 of Art. 30 CC). The Crimean activist has been under arrest since August 17, 2021.

In June, Fevziev's wife and lawyer reported that his health had worsened. According to them, the man developed new diseases due to poor nutritional conditions and lack of medical care. Over the course of a year, the imam developed problems with blood pressure, the cardiovascular system, the pancreas, the gastrointestinal tract, and the nervous system.

They said that on August 17, 2021, security forces conducted massive searches of Crimean Tatars in Simferopol. During the searches, five people were detained, including Raif Fevziev. Subsequently, they were accused of organizing or participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (Parts 1 and 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). carried out - the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir was recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. Its participants are accused and sentenced to real terms only on the basis that they met in apartments, read religious literature and recruited new participants. According to the SOVA information and analytical center, the party was unlawfully recognized as terrorist in Russia.

opinion - According to the Memorial Human Rights Center, as of March 22, 2022, at least 360 people are being persecuted in connection with their involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami. Of these, at least 231 people were convicted, and 176 of them were sentenced to terms of more than ten years in prison. Most of the defendants - 94 people - are from Crimea and Sevastopol. Tatarstan is in second place: at least 81 people from this region are being persecuted in connection with their involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. In third place is Bashkortostan (53 participants).

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