Remzi Memetov
Remzi Memetov, born 1966, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); “The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai”. Sentence (July 10, 2019): 8 years 9 months' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, September 23, 2018; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 27, 2018.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai · Cooks · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
8 years 9 months
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
First instance, December 23, 2018: 9 years
Charges
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation
- Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation in the territory of Bakhchysarai and in the preparations for the violent seizure of power
Latest event
February 11, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, September 23, 2018
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 27, 2018
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 8 years 9 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 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 №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai
Other defendants in the case
- Rustem Abiltarov — At large, 8 years 9 months
- Zevri Abseitov — At large, 8 years 9 months
- Enver Mamutov — Imprisoned, 16 years 9 months
Thematic group: Bakhchisarai case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Bakhchisarai, cook. On 11 May 2016, a case on participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation was opened, on 12 May Memetov was detained for alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no relation to terrorism, and on 13 May he was placed in custody. Later, he was also accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power. On 24 December 2018, Memetov was sentenced to nine years in a strict-regime penal colony. On 11 July 2019, the appeals court reduced the sentence by three months. Memetov was released on 11 February 2025.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.