Medzhit Abdurakhmanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 12 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-05-12
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Чувашии»
- Address for letters
- 429900,Чувашская Республика, г. Цивильск, ул. Северная, д. 13, ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Чувашии», Абдурахманов Меджит Анафиевич, 1975 г.р.
Case summary
Activist with "Crimean Solidarity". On March 27th, 2019, he was detained following a search and placed in custody the same day due to alleged involvement in the Islamist party "Hizb ut-Tahrir", which is not associated with terrorism. He was sent to a pre-trial detention centre in the Rostov region, and later transferred back to Crimea. In March 2020, it became known that Abdurakhmanov was also charged with preparing to overthrow the constitutional order.
On May 12th, 2022, he was sentenced to 12 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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