Farit Kharisov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 16 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-07-12
- Region
- Bashkortostan
- City
- Ufa
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области
- Address for letters
- 620024, Свердловская область, г. Екатеринбург, ул. Елизаветинское шоссе, д. 19, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области, Харисов Фарит Кабирович, 1983 г.р.
Case summary
Detained and taken into custody in June 2021. A case on the activities of a terrorist organisation was opened in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has nothing to do with terrorism. On 12 July 2023, sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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