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Fanis Gainutdinov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Fanis Gainutdinov, born 1971, Samara Oblast. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Fanis Gainutdinov”. Sentence (June 7, 2016): six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large.

In brief

Samara Oblast · Samara · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

6 years

six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony

Verdict June 7, 2016

Upheld August 24, 2016

Charges

Full wording of the charges

is a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir and has recruited new members to the organisation

Latest event

July 1, 2021 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  4. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  5. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 years

  6. · Persecution begins

    The case of Fanis Gainutdinov

Criminal case

The case of Fanis Gainutdinov

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 21 July 2015, it became known about the arrest of Fanis Gainutdinov, during the search extremist literature was found, as well as weapons, although he was not accused of illegal possession of weapons. Gainutdinov was charged with organising the activities of an extremist organisation and participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. He claimed to have withdrawn from Hizb ut-Tahrir activities. On 8 June 2016, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. He was released in July 2021.

In 2005, he had already been convicted of involvement in terrorist offences and organising the activities of an extremist organisation.

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