Irek Mukhametov
Irek Mukhametov, born 1988, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); “The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (April 25, 2019): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 18, 2017; place of detention: Penal colony No. 26, Samara Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 25, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 19, 2019.
In brief
Tatarstan · Almetyevsk · IT specialists · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
Upheld September 23, 2019
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell, induced to endorse terrorism
Latest event
November 27, 2019 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, April 25, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 19, 2019
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal 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 Tatarstan
· Persecution begins
The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Criminal case
The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Anas Gimazetdinov — Imprisoned, 17 years 9 months
- Azat Zagiev — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Rinat Khannanov — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Emil Shangareev — Imprisoned, 13 years
Thematic group: Almetyevsk "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case
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Facility: Penal colony No. 26, Samara Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
443527, с. Спиридоновка, ул. Советская, уч. 1 Д, Самарская обл., Волжский район, ФКУ «ИК № 26 УФСИН России по Самарской области», Мухаметов Ирек Насимович, 1988 г.р.
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Full summary
Resident of Almetyevsk (Tatarstan). Detained on 17 October 2017 and arrested on 18 October on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has nothing to do with terrorism. Was also charged with inducement to commit an offence. On 26 April 2019, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
In the colony for several months was in a punishment cell.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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