Umar Nikiforov
Umar Nikiforov, born 1987, Dagestan. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); “Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dagestan”. Sentence (February 25, 2016): Six years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Dagestan · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
6 years
Six years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation
- Article 222 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Illicit trafficking in firearms or ammunition
- Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
He established a stable group in the territory of the Republic of Dagestan to organize activities of the terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, actively disseminated the ideas of that organization, recruited and involved new members in its ranks, and propagated a negative attitude towards the State structure of the Russian Federation.
Latest event
December 18, 2019 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dagestan
Criminal case
Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dagestan
Other defendants in the case
- Shamil Ramazanov — At large, 9 years
- Sheraliev Kazimzhan Ibragimovich — At large, 6 years
Thematic group: The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Dagestan
Details and sources
Full summary
Was detained in December 2013, charged with organising the activities of a terrorist organisation, organising the activities of an extremist organisation, preparation for violent seizure of power and illegal arms trafficking due to membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir. He was sentenced to six years in a strict regime colony. He was released in December 2019.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.