Riza Izetov
Riza Izetov, born 1979, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); “The case of Raim Aivazov, Farkhod Bazarov, Remzi Bekirov, Riza Uzetov, and Shaban Umerov”. Sentence (March 9, 2022): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony and 1 year 6 months' restriction of liberty. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 29, 2019; place of detention: Prison No. 2, Vladimir Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 23, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 13, 2019.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Human rights defenders · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony and 1 year 6 months' restriction of liberty
Upheld March 27, 2023
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigators, Izetov was one of the leaders of a local branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir, used conspiracy measures during meetings to disseminate the terrorist ideology among the peninsula's inhabitants, recruited Crimean Muslims into its ranks, and participated in preparations to overthrow the constitutional order.
Latest event
March 27, 2023 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, May 23, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 13, 2019
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №4 (SIZO-4) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Oblast
· Persecution begins
The case of Raim Aivazov, Farkhod Bazarov, Remzi Bekirov, Riza Uzetov, and Shaban Umerov
Criminal case
The case of Raim Aivazov, Farkhod Bazarov, Remzi Bekirov, Riza Uzetov, and Shaban Umerov
Other defendants in the case
- Raim Ayvazov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Farkhod Bazarov — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Remzi Bekirov — Imprisoned, 19 years
- Shaban Umerov — Imprisoned, 18 years
Thematic group: Second Simferopol case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
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Facility: Prison No. 2, Vladimir Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
600020, ул. Большая Нижегородская д. 67, Владимирская область, г. Владимир, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ», Изетов Риза Мустафаевич, 1979 г.р.
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Full summary
Izetov is a activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement. On 27 March 2019, he was detained following a search in his home, and the next day he was taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. He was first sent to a pre-trial detention centre in Rostov region but later transferred back to Crimea. In March 2020, it became known that Izetov was also accused of preparing to overthrow the constitutional order. Later it became known that Izetov's charge was reclassified from participation to organising the activities of a terrorist organisation. On 10 March 2022, he was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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