Raif Fevziev
Raif Fevziev, born 1980, 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 case of Raif Fevziev”. Sentence (January 12, 2023): seventeen years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since August 17, 2021. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 6, 2022.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Religious figures · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
17 years
seventeen years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld September 27, 2024
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
was Involved in the activities of a terrorist organisation and preparations for a violent seizure of power
Latest event
September 27, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 6, 2022
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 17 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of Raif Fevziev
· 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
Criminal case
The case of Raif Fevziev
Thematic group: The fourth case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Simferopol
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Full summary
On 17 August 2021, a search took place at Fevziev's home. He was detained and interrogated, after which, the court decided to remand him into custody on charges related to his alleged participation in the activities of a terrorist organization. On January 12, 2023, he received a 17-year sentence in a strict-regime penal colony.
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