Lenar Galimov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
Case summary
A criminal case was initiated against Lenar Galimov and other members of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Kazan in connection with a number of actions using symbols of the banned movement, including pickets and rallies, which were dedicated to banning the translation of the Koran and persecution of Muslims; he was under house arrest; the prosecutor asked the court to sentence Galimov to six and a half years in prison; Galimov managed to escape from the investigation
Earlier, Galimov was sentenced to a year in an open prison on charges of organising the activities of a banned organisation.
Others charged under Article 282 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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