Farrukh Mahkamov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 11 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-08-03
- Region
- Tyumen Oblast
- City
- Tyumen
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 1 ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области»
- Address for letters
- 456658, Челябинская область, г. Копейск, пос. Октябрьский, ул. Городок- 1, ФКУ «ИК № 1 ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области», Махкамов Фаррух Фарходбекович, 1988 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Tyumen. On November 18, 2019, he was detained and his apartment was searched. According to unconfirmed reports, traces of blood were visible after the search. He was placed in detention in connection with his alleged involvement in the Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir party, which has nothing to do with terrorism. Later, he was taken into custody and placed in pre-trial detention. His wife reported that there were traces of beatings, electric shocks on his body and also foreign interference in his anus, in order to pour unknown liquid into him. The lawyer said that Makhkamov had been threatened with rape. August 4, 2022 he was sentenced to 11 years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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