Saipula Kurbanov
Saipula Kurbanov, born 1980, Moscow. Charges: 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 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Moscow case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (July 29, 2014): Timeline: 8 yearsnand a fine of 150,000 roubles. Status: at large. 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 17, 2016.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
8 years
Timeline: 8 yearsnand a fine of 150,000 roubles
Upheld December 10, 2014
Charges
- 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 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities of an extremist organisation and in preparations for a violent seizure of power
Latest event
December 10, 2022 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, May 3, 2016
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 17, 2016
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Imprisonment ends
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Moscow case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Criminal case
Moscow case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Azizbek Inamov — Not in Russia, 11 years
- Shamil Ismailov — At large, 8 years
- Zikrullokhon Rakhmonkhodzhaev — At large, 7 years
Thematic group: Moscow case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Details and sources
Full summary
In custody since 7 November 2012 on suspicion of cooperation with Hizb ut-Tahrir. Accused of organising the activities of an extremist organisation and preparing for a violent seizure of power. He partially admitted guilt. He explained that he was a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir and led 2-3 groups of people studying the organisation's literature. He stated that the ideology of the organisation does not imply violent seizure of power. On 30 June 2014, he was sentenced to eight years in a strict regime colony. On 11 December 2014, the court of second instance left the sentence unchanged. In 2015, the supervisory appeal was returned by the court. He was released from prison in November 2020.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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