Ilmir Imaev
Ilmir Imaev, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 306 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Deliberately false denunciation of a crime); “The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir rallies”. Sentence (July 2, 2015): Three years five months' imprisonment in a penal colony. Status: deceased. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, July 2, 2017; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, June 20, 2017.
In brief
Tatarstan · Kazan · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
3 years 5 months
Three years five months' imprisonment in a penal colony
First instance, December 17, 2014: 3 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 306 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Deliberately false denunciation of a crime.
Full wording of the charges
actively participated in the activities of the regional branch of the illegal religious association "Islamic Liberation Party" (Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami), which is banned throughout the Russian Federation by court decision; was engaged in the study and distribution of extremist literature, the recruitment of new participants to the organisation, and the dissemination of extremist sentiments among the population; organised and carried out car rallies through the streets of Kazan; used black and white flags with blue and white flags for the purpose of visual propaganda.
Latest event
December 1, 2018 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 2, 2017
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 20, 2017
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 3 years 5 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir rallies
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir rallies
Other defendants in the case
- Azat Khasanov — At large, 6 years 6 months
- Ildar Shaykhutdinov — At large, 5 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir rallies
Details and sources
Full summary
A criminal case was opened against Ilmir Imaev and other members of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Kazan in connection with a number of actions using symbols of the banned movement, including pickets and car rallies, which were dedicated to the ban on translation of the Koran and persecution of Muslims; In addition, Imaev was charged with knowingly making a false denunciation, apparently on the basis of an open appeal to the head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov about the persecution of Muslims; on 13 January 2014, a search took place, Imaev was detained, but then released on his own recognizance; on 9 April, he was placed in pre-trial detention; on 18 December 2014, he was sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony; on 3 July 2015, the court of appeal reduced the term by a month. Transferred to a general regime colony, then to a tuberculosis dispensary. Released on 21 July 2017
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.