Ismet Ibragimov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 19 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-07-07
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН России по Псковской области»
- Address for letters
- 182277, Россия, Псковская область, Себежский район, пос. Сосновый Бор, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН России по Псковской области», Ибрагимов Исмет Таирович, 1988 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 7 June 2021
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Case summary
A resident of Simferopol and a philologist specialising in Arabic, Ibragimov was detained on 7 July 2020 and placed in custody the following day. He was charged with organising the activities of a terrorist organisation and additionally accused of preparing for the violent overthrow of the government.
The case against him was based on his alleged involvement with the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir. Human rights organisations argue that there are no legitimate grounds for its classification as a terrorist group. Nevertheless, this designation has enabled the prosecution of hundreds of people in Russia and Crimea as “terrorists” solely for party-related activities such as holding meetings, studying religious literature, or recruiting new members.
On 8 July 2022, Ibragimov was sentenced to 19 years' in a strict-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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