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Girey Aminov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Girey Aminov, born 1970, Dagestan. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); “The case of Girey Aminov”. Sentence (December 5, 2016): Five-year imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large.

In brief

Dagestan · Makhachkala · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

5 years

Five-year imprisonment in a general regime colony

Verdict December 5, 2016

Upheld February 13, 2017

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Joined the Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (Islamic Liberation Party) terrorist organization, whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation; together with other members of that organization, he took part in classes to study its activities, printed materials, handed out leaflets and held pickets and other events in support of the Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization.

Latest event

January 1, 2021 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 5 years

  5. · Persecution begins

    The case of Girey Aminov

Criminal case

The case of Girey Aminov

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 6 December 2016, Aminov was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir.

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