Azat Khasanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2014-12-17
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 2 July 2017
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Case summary
A criminal case was initiated against Azat Khasanov and other members of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Kazan in connection with a number of actions using symbols of the banned activism, including pickets and car rallies, which were dedicated to the prohibition of translation of the Koran and persecution of Muslims; shortly before his arrest, he submitted a letter to the administration of Tatarstan about the persecution of Muslims and gave a speech at a mosque about the anti-Islamic policy of the Russian Federation; he was held in a pre-trial detention centre; sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. He was released in April 2020.
Earlier, Khasanov had been sentenced to four years and seven months in a general regime colony on charges of participation in the activities of a banned organisation and facilitation of terrorist activities; then - to one and a half years in a penal colony on charges of organising the activities of a banned organisation.
Others charged under Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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