Lenar Saitov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 19 years
- Date of verdict
- 2017-12-07
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области»
- Address for letters
- 461551, Оренбургская область, пос. Меловой завод, ул. Заводская, 5, ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области», Саитов Ленар Азатович, 1987 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 1 December 2017
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Case summary
On 14 October 2014, he was detained during a search and, on 15 October, arrested along with seven other people on charges of participating in the activities of the terrorist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir. On 8 December 2017, he was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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