Rinat Galiullin

Rinat Galiullin is an alleged member of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no connection to terrorism. He was first detained in December 2004 in the Chelyabinsk shopping centre "Karavan-Saray", where he distributed leaflets entitled "Russian law enforcement agencies falsify facts and wrongly accuse Hizb ut-Tahrir". Subsequently, he was released; however, in 2005, following a search that uncovered literature of the movement in his possession, criminal proceedings were initiated against him for participation in the activities of a religious organization whose activity had been prohibited by a court decision on the grounds of extremist activity. Galiullin was arrested. He was accused of "taking an active part in the activities of the organisation and trying to spread its teachings among Chelyabinsk residents who profess Islam". In November 2005, Galiullin was given a one-year suspended sentence.

In 2006, a case was brought against Galiullin and three other Chelyabinsk residents, members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, in connection with the distribution of the Sakaafat newspaper and literature of the movement, as well as with "other actions aimed at involving Russian citizens in the activities of a banned religious organisation". In December 2007, Galiullin was sentenced to a year and three months in an open prison.

In May 2011, after a search, a case was brought against Galiullin under the article on organising activities of an extremist organisation. On 20 May, another search was conducted at Galiullin's home. On 30 July 2012, сriminal proceedings were initiated against Galiullin on charges of preparation for actions aimed at the violent seizure of power and the violent alteration of the constitutional order (after which, on July 31, 2012, he was taken into custody), as well as for inducing and involving other persons in terrorist activities. The investigation considered Galiullin to be the organiser of the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in the South Ural, and as a result he was charged with "organising activities" instead of "participating in activities". On 21 November 2013, Galiullin was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. On 2 February 2015, the court of appeal reduced the sentence to five years. In the summer of 2016, he was transferred to a chamber type room.

On 28 July 2017, the day of his release, Galiullin was detained in connection with a new case — the one on the dissemination of Hizb ut-Tahrir ideas among prisoners. On 17 August 2018, he was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony.

Presumably, he was released on 25 July 2025.