Osman Arifmemetov
Osman Arifmemetov, born 1985, 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 Enver Ametov, Osman Arifmemetov, Yashar Muyedinov, Ruslan Suleymanov, and Rustem Sheykhaliyev”. Sentence (November 23, 2022): 14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, 2 years' restriction of liberty. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 1, 2019; place of detention: Penal colony No. 5, Orenburg Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 23, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 13, 2019.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Teachers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, 2 years' 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
He was one of ordinary members of a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell, used conspiracy measures during meetings to disseminate terrorist ideology among the Crimean residents, recruited Crimean Muslims into its ranks, and participated in preparations for the overthrow of the constitutional order.
Latest event
November 23, 2022 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 14 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, May 23, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 13, 2019
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Enver Ametov, Osman Arifmemetov, Yashar Muyedinov, Ruslan Suleymanov, and Rustem Sheykhaliyev
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Rostov Region
Criminal case
The case of Enver Ametov, Osman Arifmemetov, Yashar Muyedinov, Ruslan Suleymanov, and Rustem Sheykhaliyev
Other defendants in the case
- Enver Ametov — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Yashar Muyedinov — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Ruslan Suleimanov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Rustem Sheikhaliyev — Imprisoned, 14 years
Thematic group: Second Simferopol case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 5, Orenburg Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
462353, Оренбургская обл., г. Новотроицк, пос. Максай, ул. Заводская, д. 26, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области», Арифмеметов Осман Фератович, 1985 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Crimean Solidarity activist. On 27 March 2019, his house was searched. The next day, Arifmemetov was detained in Rostov-on-Don. The same day he was taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. Remzi Bekirov, who was detained with him in the same case, later said that they were beaten during the arrest, Arifmemetov losing consciousness, then taken to the forest, where they were beaten again, and then driven for six hours in handcuffs fastened behind their backs, threatened and intimidated along the way. Arifmemetov was sent to a pre-trial detention centre in the Rostov region, and later transferred back to Crimea. In March 2020, it was revealed that Arifmemetov was also accused of preparing to overthrow the constitutional order. In September 2021, Arifmemetov was removed from the courtroom for speaking Crimean Tatar. In November, it was revealed that he was returned to the trial.
On 24 November 2022, he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime penal colony.
In December 2023, it was revealed that Arifmemetov is not receiving his purchases from the penal colony shop.
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.