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Shamil Omarov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Shamil Omarov, born 1985, Dagestan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); 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 Shamil Omarov”. Sentence (July 23, 2015): Imprisonment for five years in a strict regime colony, a fine of 50,000 roubles. The charge under part 1 of article… Status: at large.

In brief

Dagestan · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

5 years

Imprisonment for five years in a strict regime colony, a fine of 50,000 roubles. The charge under part 1 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code was withdrawn.

Verdict July 23, 2015

Upheld October 14, 2015

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Participated in the establishment on the territory of the Republic an organized branch of the religious organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami (Islamic Liberation Party), which was declared a terrorist organization by a decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on February 14, 2003; conducted covert anti-Russian propaganda work, consistently distributed printed materials and held meetings aimed at creating favorable conditions for the forcible seizure of power and changing the constitutional order of the Russian Federation.

Latest event

December 7, 2018 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 5 years

  5. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  6. · Persecution begins

    The case of Shamil Omarov

Criminal case

The case of Shamil Omarov

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

He was detained on December 9, 2013, on the criminal case for preparation for the forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power and organization of activities of an extremist organization; He pleaded guilty, and entered into an agreement with the investigation; on July 24th 2015, sentenced to five years in a strict regime colony, on October 15th, the sentence was upheld.

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Citizenship
Russia

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