Komil Matiev
Komil Matiev, born 1980, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Kazan”. Sentence (February 4, 2020): 15 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 15, 2017; place of detention: Penal colony No. 6, Mari El. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 17, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 8, 2019.
In brief
Tatarstan · Kazan · Construction workers · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
15 years
imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony
Upheld May 30, 2021
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting to or financing terrorist activities through an official position
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the organization of the party cell's activities, held secret gatherings, publicly called for terrorist activities and incited hatred by republishing a video with the text "We declare ..." from the Facebook community "Syria - the revolution of blessed Sham", a video from the Hajira page showing an anti-Russian demonstration in Iran, with an explanatory text beginning with the phrase: "Iranians: death to Russia", and a frame from a film with the caption "Hands off Muslims!"; called to join "Hizb ut-Tahrir".
Latest event
May 30, 2021 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 17, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 8, 2019
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 15 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tatarstan
· Persecution begins
The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Kazan
Criminal case
The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Kazan
Other defendants in the case
- Ruslan Gabidullin — Imprisoned, 19 years
- Azat Gataullin — Imprisoned, 19 years
- Sergey Derzhipilsky — Imprisoned, 16 years
- Ilnar Zyalilov — Imprisoned, 22 years
- Farid Kryev — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Abdukahor Muminjanov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Zulfat Sabirzyanov — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Rustem Salakhutdinov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Ilnaz Safiullin — Imprisoned, 11 years
Thematic group: Kazan case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 6, Mari El
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
424006, г. Йошкар-Ола, ул. Строителей, 56а, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН по Республике Марий Эл», Матиев Комиль Каримович, 1980 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Kazan. On 14 March 2017, he was detained after a search and then arrested on charges of involvement in a terrorist organization in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party "Hizb ut-Tahrir", which is not related to terrorism.
A charge of incitement to hatred was added on 25 December and a charge of calling for terrorist activity was added on 8 January 2018.
On 5 February 2020, he was sentenced to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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