Murat Mustafayev
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-04-17
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области
- Address for letters
- 344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Мустафаев Мурат Айдерович, 1993 г.р.
Case summary
Mustafayev is Muslim and a Crimean Tatar. On 11th of August 2022, Mustafayev's home was searched. He was taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation, as well as in preparation for a violent seizure of power. He pleaded guilty and signed a pre-trial agreement with the investigation. The court, having examined the case under special procedure, sentenced Mustafayev to four years in a strict regime penal colony on 18th of April 2023.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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