Asgat Khafizov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (special regime), Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 23 years
- Date of verdict
- 2017-12-07
- Region
- TatarstanChelyabinsk Oblast
- City
- Kazan
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 15 ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области»
- Address for letters
- 456652, Челябинская обл., г. Копейск, ул. Томская, 4, ФКУ «ИК № 15 ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области», Хафизов Асгат Хасанович, 1985 г.р.
Case summary
On October 14, 2014, he was detained during a search. The next day he was arrested along with seven other people in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamic political party ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir,’ which has no ties to terrorism. On December 8, 2017, he was sentenced to 19 years and two months in a strict-regime penal colony. In February 2018, it was revealed that Khafizov had been placed in a disciplinary cell.
In May 2020, it was reported that a new case had been initiated against Khafizov for participating in the activities of a terrorist organization and recruiting into a terrorist organization. On August 5, 2021, Khafizov was sentenced to 16 years for the second case, bringing his total sentence to 23 years in a special regime penal colony, including a mandatory three-year term in prison, considering the unserved portion of the first sentence.
Others charged under Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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