October 21, 2026, 1:52 AMRSSRU

Alexander Kornev

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Alexander Kornev, born 1987, Bashkortostan. 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); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the twenty-one”. Sentence (July 29, 2018): 13 years' imprisonment in strict regime colony, fine of 400,000 rubles, one year's imprisonment under part 2 of article… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 6, 2015; place of detention: Penal colony No. 40, Perm Krai. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 3, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 25, 2016.

In brief

Bashkortostan · Ufa · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

13 years

imprisonment in strict regime colony, fine of 400,000 rubles, one year's imprisonment under part 2 of article 282.2, fine of 80,000 rubles and release from penalty

Verdict July 29, 2018

Upheld September 20, 2020

Charges

Full wording of the charges

He participated in the activities of an extremist organization, was involved in a terrorist organization, and prepared for the violent seizure of power.

Latest event

September 20, 2020 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 13 years

  3. · Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  4. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  5. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan

Criminal case

The case of the twenty-one

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Second Ufa case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"

Write a letter

Facility: Penal colony No. 40, Perm Krai

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

617470, Пермский край, г. Кунгур, Сибирский тракт, 3 км., ИК-40, ФКУ «ИК № 40 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Корнев Александр Валерьевич, 1987 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

He was detained on 4 February 2015 together with 30 other suspects in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, unrelated to terrorism, arrested on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation; in January 2016 was also charged with preparation for a violent seizure of power. On 30 July 2018, he was sentenced to 13 years in strict regime colony.

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Sources (2)

Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code

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