Arslan Salimzyanov
Arslan Salimzyanov, born 1986, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); “Second case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Tatarstan”. Sentence (April 4, 2017): Sixteen years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 20, 2015. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 2, 2017; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, June 19, 2017.
In brief
Tatarstan · Aznakayevo, Kazan · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
16 years
Sixteen years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld August 7, 2017
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
Distributed literature of a terrorist organisation, recruited new members, including minors, and supported the organisation financially.
Latest event
August 7, 2017 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 2, 2017
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 19, 2017
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 16 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Second case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Tatarstan
Criminal case
Second case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Tatarstan
- Case number
- 1-6/2017 (1-28/2016;)
Other defendants in the case
- Rainur Ibatullin — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Airat Shakirov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Nail Iunusov — Imprisoned, 17 years
Thematic group: Second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Tatarstan
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Full summary
On 19 May 2015, detained and on May, 20, arrested together with three other people on charges of participation in the activities of the terrorist organisation "Hizb ut-Tahrir". On 5 April 2017, he was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.