Alexey Botva
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2020-11-08
- Region
- Samara Oblast
- City
- Tolyatti
Case summary
On 23 September 2019, he was detained as part of a criminal case on the activities of a terrorist organisation. On 28 September, the court sent him to custody. He confessed to himself and his accomplices and agreed to a special procedure for consideration of the case.
On 9 November 2020, he was sentenced to five years in a strict regime colony. Presumably, he was released in September 2024.
Others charged under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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