Marlen Asanov
Marlen Asanov, born 1977, 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 second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai”. Sentence (September 15, 2020): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 11, 2017; place of detention: Penal colony No. 7, Mordovia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, February 3, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, August 28, 2018.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai · Teachers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld March 14, 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
organised the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell
Latest event
September 1, 2022 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, February 3, 2020
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 28, 2018
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· 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 second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai
Criminal case
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai
Other defendants in the case
- Memet Belyalov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Server Zekiryaev — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Timur Ibragimov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Server Mustafayev — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Seiran Saliev — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Edem Smailov — Imprisoned, 13 years
Thematic group: Second Bakhchisarai case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 7, Mordovia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
431120, респ. Мордовия, Зубово-Полянский р-н, пос. Сосновка, ул. Центральная, д. 2, ФКУ «ИК № 7 УФСИН России по Республике Мордовия», Асанов Марлен Рифатович, 1977 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 11 October 2017, he was detained after a search, charged with organising the activities of a cell of a terrorist organisation in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has nothing to do with terrorism. On 12 October, he was arrested. In February 2019, he was also accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power.
On 16 September 2020, he was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.