Rinat Khannanov
Rinat Khannanov, born 1986, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (April 25, 2019): 13 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 18, 2017; place of detention: Penal colony No. 3, Samara Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 25, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 19, 2019.
In brief
Tatarstan · Almetyevsk · Mechanics · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
13 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld September 23, 2019
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
He participated in the activities of a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell
Latest event
November 25, 2019 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, April 25, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 19, 2019
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 13 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan
· Persecution begins
The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Criminal case
The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Anas Gimazetdinov — Imprisoned, 17 years 9 months
- Azat Zagiev — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Irek Mukhametov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Emil Shangareev — Imprisoned, 13 years
Thematic group: Almetyevsk "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case
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Facility: Penal colony No. 3, Samara Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
446214, Самарская обл., г. Новокуйбышевск, ул. Вторая Промышленная, 8, ФКУ «ИК № 3 УФСИН России по Самарской области», Ханнанов Ринат Ришатович, 1986 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He was detained on October 17, 2017 and arrested on October 18 on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. On April 26, 2019, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony.
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