Muslim Aliyev
Muslim Aliyev, born 1971, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing 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 case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Yalta”. Sentence (November 11, 2019): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony with restrictions on freedom for one year. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 11, 2016; place of detention: Penal colony No. 2, Bashkortostan. Recognition: Amnesty International — recognised as a prisoner of conscience, October 2, 2019; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, March 11, 2018.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Alushta, Yalta · Manual workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony with restrictions on freedom for one year
Upheld February 15, 2022
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing 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
Participated in the organisation of Hizb ut-Tahrir activities in Crimea, took part in preparations for the violent seizure of power; was the chief judge of the Sharia court established by the cell.
Latest event
February 15, 2022 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a prisoner of conscience — Amnesty International, October 2, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, March 11, 2018
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, February 28, 2018
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· Recognised as a prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· 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 case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Yalta
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Yalta
Other defendants in the case
- Refat Alimov — At large, 8 years
- Inver Bekirov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Arsen Jepparov — At large, 7 years
- Emir-Usein Kuku — Imprisoned, 12 years
- Vadim Siruk — Imprisoned, 12 years
Thematic group: Yalta case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 2, Bashkortostan
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
453256 Республика Башкортостан, г. Салават, станция Южная, ИК-2, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН по Республике Башкортостан», Алиев Муслим Нуриевич, 1971 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 11 February 2016 during mass searches and detentions in Crimea. Arrested on suspicion of participation in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organisation banned as terrorist. In July 2016, he was placed in a special block of the pre-trial detention centre as a "dangerous person under investigation". In January 2017, he was also accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power.
On 12 November 2019, he was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony.
In January 2020, it became known that Aliyev was placed in a special block in pre-trial detention centre No. 3 in Rostov region.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Other
Sources (3)
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.