October 21, 2026, 12:50 AMRSSRU

Radmir Maksutov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Radmir Maksutov, born 1984, 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): 10 years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, a fine of 400,000 roubles and one year's restriction of… 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 unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 25, 2016.

In brief

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

Sentence

10 years

deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, a fine of 400,000 roubles and one year's restriction of liberty under part 2 of article 282.2, fined for 80,000 roubles and released from punishment

Verdict July 29, 2018

Upheld September 20, 2020

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in the activities of an extremist organisation, participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation, prepared for a violent seizure of power

Latest event

February 3, 2025 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 10 years

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

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

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

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

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

Criminal case

The case of the twenty-one

Other defendants in the case

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

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Ufa. Detained on 4 February 2015 together with 30 other suspects suspected of participation in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir. He was taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. In January 2016, was also accused of preparing a violent seizure of power. On 30 July 2018, sentenced to ten years in a strict regime colony. Presumably released on 3 February 2025.

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Citizenship
Russia
Sources (2)

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

Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.

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