Ruzil Davletshin
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 18 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2017-12-07
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Смоленской области»
- Address for letters
- 215520, Смоленская область, Сафоновский район, пос. Вадино, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Смоленской области», Давлетшин Рузиль Римович, 1988 г.р.
Case summary
On 14 October 2014, detained during a search and on 15 October arrested together with seven other people in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party "Hizb ut-Tahrir", which has no connections to terrorism. On 8 December 2017, he was sentenced to 18 and a half years in a strict regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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