Elvira Akhmetzyanova
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Almetyevsk
Case summary
On 24 March 2016, she was detained, and on 25 March placed under house arrest on suspicion of involvement in the organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia as a terrorist organisation. She is accused of holding secret meetings. She is on the wanted list.
Others charged under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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