Ruslan Gabidullin
Ruslan Gabidullin, born 1984, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position); Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); “The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Kazan”. Sentence (February 4, 2020): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 15, 2017; place of detention: Penal colony No. 8, Udmurtia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 17, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 8, 2019.
In brief
Tatarstan · Kazan · Teachers · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
Upheld May 30, 2021
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the organization of organizational unit activities, held secret meetings, collected membership fees, publicly called for terrorist activities and incited hatred by publishing a Real Time news story about the Yarovaya Law coming into force and a video of an armed man in Dallas firing on police and carrying a van full of bombs, but nobody called him a terrorist, adding comments to both publications
Latest event
May 30, 2021 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 17, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 8, 2019
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan
· Persecution begins
The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Kazan
Criminal case
The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Kazan
Other defendants in the case
- Azat Gataullin — Imprisoned, 19 years
- Sergey Derzhipilsky — Imprisoned, 16 years
- Ilnar Zyalilov — Imprisoned, 22 years
- Farid Kryev — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Komil Matiev — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Abdukahor Muminjanov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Zulfat Sabirzyanov — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Rustem Salakhutdinov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Ilnaz Safiullin — Imprisoned, 11 years
Thematic group: Kazan case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 8, Udmurtia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
427011, Удмуртская Республика, Завьяловский район, пос. Хохряки, ФКУ «ИК № 8 УФСИН России по Удмуртской Республике», Габидуллин Руслан Рафисович, 1984 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Kazan. On 14 March 2017, detained after a search and then arrested on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no connection to terrorism.
On 25 December, a charge of incitement to hatred was added, and on 8 January 2018, a charge of calling for terrorist activity was added.
On 5 February 2020, sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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