Roman Ivanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 13 years 4 months
- Date of verdict
- 2016-03-30
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Case summary
Detained during searches of flats and dormitories conducted by officers of the FSB, the Centre for Countering Extremism, the Grad special unit and the OMON; remanded in custody; sentenced on 31 March 2016 to 13 years and four months in a strict regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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