Nuri (Yuri) Primov
Nuri (Yuri) Primov, born 1976, Occupied territory of Sevastopol. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Sevastopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case”. Sentence (September 6, 2016): Five years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, July 28, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, July 17, 2016.
In brief
Occupied territory of Sevastopol · village of Orlinoye · Construction workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
5 years
Five years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld December 26, 2016
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation: having been a member of HT since 2013, joined Zeitullayev's cell no later than October 2014
Latest event
January 22, 2020 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 28, 2016
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 17, 2016
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
Sevastopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Sevastopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case
Other defendants in the case
- Rustem Vaitov — At large, 5 years
- Ferat Sayfullaev — At large, 5 years
Thematic group: Sevastopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case
Details and sources
Full summary
Primov, together with two other Muslims, was arrested by FSB officers in late January 2015 on suspicion of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir; a criminal case was opened against them under Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (organisation of activities of a terrorist organisation and participation in it); on 7 September 2016, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
On 22 January 2020, he was released. He was assigned administrative supervision for eight years.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Other
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.