Ruslan Nagaev
Ruslan Nagaev, born 1964, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in 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): Thirteen years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 11, 2019. 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 · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
13 years
Thirteen years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld August 29, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in 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 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 · 13 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 Mesutov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Lenur Khalilov — Imprisoned, 18 years
Thematic group: Alushta case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
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Full summary
Resident of Alushta, Crimea. On 10 June, 2019, he was detained and taken into custody the next day on charges of organizing the activities of a terrorist organisation due to his alleged involvement with the operations of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later it became known that Nagaev was also accused of preparing for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order.
On 16 August, 2021, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony.
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- Russia
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