Rustam Galimkhanov
Rustam Galimkhanov, born 1991, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Dyurtulin case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"”. Sentence (June 9, 2015): Five years two months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, August 17, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, August 8, 2016.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Dyurtyuli · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
5 years 2 months
Five years two months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities of a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in the Dyurtulinsky district of Bashkortostan, involved parishioners of local mosques in the organisation by showing them "extremist videos and literature based on psychological influence and manipulation techniques".
Latest event
January 1, 2020 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, August 17, 2016
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 8, 2016
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 2 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
· Persecution begins
Dyurtulin case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Criminal case
Dyurtulin case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Other defendants in the case
- Ruslan Asylov — At large, 6 years 4 months
- Rustam Gabdullin — At large, 5 years 2 months
- Gazim Kutluyarov — At large, 6 years 4 months
- Ilgiz Salakhov — At large, 10 years 6 months
- Ilshat Salimov — At large, 6 years 6 months
- Aidar Faizullin — At large, 5 years 2 months
- Shamil Khusniyarov — At large, 6 years 4 months
Thematic group: Dyurtulin case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 25 February 2014, released after interrogation. In early March, he was again questioned in the case about the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in Bashkortostan, arrested on 17 March. On 10 June 2015, sentenced to five years and two months in a general regime colony. He was released in May 2019.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.