The court approved the sentence of a Crimean Tatar activist on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir

On November 2, the Military Court of Appeal confirmed the sentence of Crimean Tatar activist and children's coach Emil Ziyadinov. “Crimean Solidarity” is about this.

reports In April, Ziyadinova was sentenced to 17 years in prison, with the first four years to be served in prison, the rest in a maximum security colony on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. The activist was found guilty under articles on organizing the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and preparation 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).

sentenced Emil Ziyadinov, as well as those involved in other cases of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir - Ismet Ibragimov, Vadim Bektemirov, Alexander Sizikov, Alim Sufyanov, Sayran Khayretdinov and Zekirya 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 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 Information and Analytical Center and the project, the party was unlawfully recognized as terrorist in Russia. “Sova” “Support for political prisoners. Memorial” , - According to the project “Help to political prisoners. Memorial" as of October 27, 2022, at least 336 people are being persecuted in connection with their involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, of which 27 are wanted. At least 244 people were convicted, of which 102 defendants were sentenced to terms of more than fifteen years in prison. In total, Memorial recognized 266 persons involved in cases of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami as political prisoners (221 of them are currently being prosecuted, and 45 of them were released after serving their sentences). data