Riza Omerov
Riza Omerov, born 1988, 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 Belogorsk”. Sentence (January 11, 2021): 13 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 10, 2019; place of detention: Penal colony No. 9, Chuvashia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 21, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 1, 2020.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · NULL, Zuya settlement · Shop assistants · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
13 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld March 8, 2022
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 and preparations for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order
Latest event
July 1, 2024 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, June 21, 2020
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 1, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Belogorsk
· 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
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Belogorsk
Other defendants in the case
- Aider Japparov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Enver Omerov — Imprisoned, 18 years
Thematic group: Belogorsk "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 9, Chuvashia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
429900,Чувашская Республика, г. Цивильск, ул. Северная, д. 13, ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Чувашии», Омеров Риза Энверович, 1988 г.р.
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.