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Shamil Ramazanov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Shamil Ramazanov, born 1970, 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): nine years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large.

In brief

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

Sentence

9 years

nine years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony

Verdict February 25, 2016

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Established a stable group in the territory of the Republic of Dagestan to organize the 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 1, 2022 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 9 years

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

  5. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

  6. · Persecution begins

    Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dagestan

Criminal case

Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dagestan

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Dagestan

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

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. On 26 February 2016, he was sentenced to nine years in a strict regime colony. Apparently released in December 2022

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Citizenship
Russia

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