Alla Bespalova
Alla Bespalova, born 1977, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “The case of Alla Bespalova”. Sentence (July 18, 2018): Sentenced to five years in a general regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · NGO staff · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
5 years
Sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
participated in the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in St. Petersburg
Latest event
January 1, 2020 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Alla Bespalova
Criminal case
The case of Alla Bespalova
Details and sources
Full summary
Alla Bespalova is the wife of Isa Rahimov, who was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case. On 24 November 2017, she was detained, with the St. Petersburg FSSB initially reporting that Bespalova was the leader of a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell, but later it was reported that Bespalova was a member of the cell. Bespalova was taken into custody.
On 18 July 2018, the Moscow District Military Court, based on the Leningrad District Military Court, sentenced Bespalova to five years in a general regime colony.
In April 2020, Bespalova was released on parole.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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