Ruslan Gazizov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2015-04-26
- Region
- Samara Oblast
- City
- Samara
Case summary
accused of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation and public justification of terrorism; included in the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring; detained on 15 January 2015; according to the investigation, he participated in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Samara, recruited new supporters, published videos of this organisation on the Internet; on 27 March the case was transferred to court; on 27 April Gazizov was sentenced to two years of suspended imprisonment with a probationary period of two years.
Others charged under Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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