Osman Abdurazakov
Osman Abdurazakov, born 1984, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); “The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi”. Sentence (April 29, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment, with the first 4 years served in prison, and the rest served in a strict-regime penal colony,1… Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Dzhankoy · Construction workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment, with the first 4 years served in prison, and the rest served in a strict-regime penal colony,1 year of restriction of liberty
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, under the coordination of emissaries staying in Ukraine, he spread "terrorist ideology" and recruited local Muslims into his ranks at conspiratorial meetings.
Latest event
April 29, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 14 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi
Criminal case
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi
Other defendants in the case
- Aider Asanov — Imprisoned, 11 years
- Lehman Zekeryaev — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Ekrem Krosh — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Khalil Mambetov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Refat Seidametov — Imprisoned, 14 years
Thematic group: Second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dzhankoy
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Full summary
On 24 January 2023, in different villages of Dzhankoy district of Crimea, the FSB officers conducted searches of Crimean Tatars. As a result, six people, including Osman Abdurazakov, were detained and transferred to Simferopol. The next day, the court sent all six to pre-trial detention on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation and preparation for violent seizure of power due to their involvement in the Islamic party "Hizb ut-Tahrir", which is not known for any violent activities.
Lawyers who wanted to help the detainees were not allowed to attend the hearing on the adoption of a preventive measure because they were already defending other defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Local residents gathered outside the court building, and police detained more than 30 people.
On 22 August 2023, the case came to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.
On 29 April 2025, Abdurazakov was sentenced to 14 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.