Lenar Mukhamadeev
Lenar Mukhamadeev, born 1984, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Third Kazan case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (September 11, 2022): Twelve years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 5, 2020; place of detention: Penal colony No. 6, Orenburg Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, November 29, 2022.
In brief
Tatarstan · Kazan · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
12 years
Twelve years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld March 22, 2023
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
"Deliberately participated" in the organisation's activities from 2014 to 2018; "took part in illegal propaganda meetings" of HT, where he acquired "skills and special knowledge" to justify HT's activities, then took part in a large number of HT propaganda meetings, where, together with others, he studied "extremist materials contrary to the traditional interpretation in Islam"; "improved his propaganda skills" to justify the activities, "carried out the involvement of potential participants"; "possessing obligatory for the member of this illegal organisation skills of illegal activity", “deliberately observed conspiracy measures”: did not carry mobile phones to meetings, left personal cars far away from meeting places and “controlled the presence of surveillance by law enforcement”.
Latest event
March 22, 2023 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 29, 2022
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years
· 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
Third Kazan case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Third Kazan case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Rail Abdrakhmanov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Vyacheslav Vankov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Ilsur Galeev — Imprisoned, 11 years
Thematic group: Third Kazan case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 6, Orenburg Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
461530, Россия, Оренбургская обл., г. Соль-Илецк, ул. Советская, д. 6, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области» «Чёрный дельфин», Мухамадеев Ленар Зуфарович, 1984 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on 5 November 2020 and taken into custody the next day. Charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation and recruitment for terrorist activities due to alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, unrelated to terrorism. On 12 September 2022, sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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