Ruslan Fattakhov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty, Fine
- Sentence
- 10 years
- Date of verdict
- 2018-07-29
- Region
- Bashkortostan
- City
- Ufa
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 3 May 2016
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Case summary
Detained on 4 February 2015 together with 30 other suspects in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir. He was placed in custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation, while neither the party itself nor its members were known to be involved in terrorist activities. In January 2016, he was also accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power. On 30 July 2018, Fattakhov was sentenced to ten years in a strict regime penal colony. Supposedly, he was released on 3 February 2025.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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