Arsen Kashka
Arsen Kashka, born 1984, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in 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); “Arsen Kashka's case”. Sentenced on November 7, 2024. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Dzhankoy · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in 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
Latest event
November 7, 2024 — first-instance verdict
The court issued a ruling.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: temporary stay in hospital
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Arsen Kashka's case
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Arsen Kashka's case
Thematic group: Third Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dzhankoy
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Dzhankoi. On 5 March 2024, he was detained, and the next day he was taken into custody on the case of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with involvement in the activities of the Islamic party "Hizb ut-Tahrir". Some human rights defenders consider the decision to recognise the party as a terrorist organisation to be unlawful, as there is no information about the party's involvement in any violent actions. On 7 November 2024, the Crimean was sentenced. The details are unknown; however, according to some reports, he entered into an agreement with the investigation, so his case was considered separately from the case of five other residents of Dzhankoi, detained on the same day.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.