Refat Alimov
Refat Alimov, born 1991, 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 case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Yalta”. Sentence (November 11, 2019): 8 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony with restriction of liberty for one year. Status: at large. 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 · Yalta · Shop assistants · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
8 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony with restriction of liberty for one year
Upheld February 15, 2022
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
Participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation and preparations for a violent seizure of power
Latest event
April 17, 2024 — imprisonment ends
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
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 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
- Muslim Aliyev — Imprisoned, 19 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
Details and sources
Full summary
On 18 April 2016, detained after a search, interrogated by the FSB and the next day placed under arrest on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation ("Hizb ut-Tahrir"). On 12 November 2019, sentenced to eight years in a strict regime colony. He was released on 17 April 2024.
Sources (3)
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.