Riza Omerov
- 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
- 13 years
- Date of verdict
- 2021-01-11
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- NULL, Zuya settlement
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Чувашии»
- Address for letters
- 429900,Чувашская Республика, г. Цивильск, ул. Северная, д. 13, ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Чувашии», Омеров Риза Энверович, 1988 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 21 June 2020
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Case summary
On 10 June 2019, he was detained and taken into custody the same day on charges of organising the activities of a terrorist organisation. In February 2020, Omerov was charged with preparation for violent overthrow of the constitutional order.
On 12 January 2021, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony. In October 2023, the court ruled that the Federal Penitentiary Service had incorrectly calculated Omerov's time in prison: according to the defence's calculations, he should have been transferred to the colony back in May.
In prison, where Omerov was sent to serve the first years of his sentence, he started having problems with his eyesight. There is no ophthalmologist in the prison, so the Crimean Tatar cannot receive qualified medical assistance.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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