Refat Seidametov
Refat Seidametov, born 1969, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); “The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi”. Sentence (April 29, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment, including the first 4 years in prison and the remainder in a strict regime penal colony; 1… Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Dzhankoy · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment, including the first 4 years in prison and the remainder in a strict regime penal colony; 1 year's restriction of liberty.
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, under the coordination of emissaries based in Ukraine, he spread “terrorist ideology” and recruited local Muslims at clandestine meetings.
Latest event
April 29, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 14 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi
Criminal case
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi
Other defendants in the case
- Osman Abdurazakov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Aider Asanov — Imprisoned, 11 years
- Lehman Zekeryaev — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Ekrem Krosh — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Khalil Mambetov — Imprisoned, 14 years
Thematic group: Second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dzhankoy
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Full summary
On 24 January 2023, the Federal Security Service (FSB) officers conducted searches in several villages in the Dzhankoy district of Crimea, targeting Crimean Tatars. As a result, six individuals, including Refat Seidametov, were detained and transferred to Simferopol. The following day, a court placed all six in pre-trial detention on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and preparing for the violent seizure of power, due to their involvement in the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has not been associated with any acts of violence.
At the hearing on pre-trial detention measures, lawyers who wished to assist the detainees were not allowed to attend because they were already representing other defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Residents gathered outside the courthouse in support of the detainees, and police detained more than 30 people.
On August 22, 2023, the case was assigned to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.
On April 29, 2025, Seidametov was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime penal colony.
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