Marat Saybatalov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 17 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-08-03
- Region
- Tyumen Oblast
- City
- Tyumen
- Facility
- ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 662606, ул. Горького д. 114 Тюрьма, Красноярский край, г. Минусинск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Сайбаталов Марат Темербулатович, 1972 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 12 October 2022
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Case summary
Marat Saybatalov, a resident of Tyumen, was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2005 due to his involvement with a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in Tobolsk. Despite the charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation and involvement in terrorist offences, Hizb ut-Tahrir had no direct links to terrorist activities.
On 18 November 2019, Saybatalov was detained in Kazan after a search of his daughter's flat, where he was visiting. He was subsequently transferred to Tyumen. On 21 November, a court placed him in custody on charges of organising the activities of a terrorist organisation, once again related to his association with Hizb ut-Tahrir. On 4 August 2022, Saybatalov was sentenced to 17 years in a high-security prison.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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