Ruslan Mesutov
Ruslan Mesutov, born 1965, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing 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); “The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alushta”. Sentence (August 15, 2021): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 11, 2019; place of detention: Penal colony No. 1, Sakha Republic. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, September 24, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, September 20, 2020.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Alushta · Security guards · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld August 29, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing 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
Full wording of the charges
participated in organising the activities of a terrorist organisation
Latest event
August 29, 2024 — cassation
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, September 24, 2020
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 20, 2020
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 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 Alushta
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alushta
Other defendants in the case
- Eldar Kantimirov — Imprisoned, 12 years
- Ruslan Nagaev — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Lenur Khalilov — Imprisoned, 18 years
Thematic group: Alushta case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 1, Sakha Republic
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
677004, Республика Саха (Якутия), г. Якутск, ул. Очиченко, 29/1 Б, ФКУ «ИК № 1 УФСИН по Республике Саха (Якутия)», Месутов Руслан Аметович, 1965 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a resident of Alushta (Crimea). On June 10, 2019, he was detained and the next day taken into custody on charges of organizing the activities of a terrorist organization in connection with his alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later, it became known that Mesutov was also charged with preparing for a violent overthrow of the constitutional order.
On August 16, 2021, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.