Rustem Seytkhalilov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty
- Date of verdict
- 2022-03-18
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Республике Карелия»
- Address for letters
- 185012, Республика Карелия, г. Петрозаводск, р-н Птицефабрика, ул. Южная Промзона, 1 стр. 3, ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Республике Карелия», Сейтхалилов Рустем Нариманович, 1984 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, 23 May 2019
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Case summary
A "Crimean Solidarity" activist. On March 27, 2019, detained after a search and on the same day taken into custody on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party "Hizb ut-Tahrir", which has no connection to terrorism. He was sent to a pre-trial detention center in Rostov region, later transferred back to Crimea. In March 2020 it became known that Seytkhalilov was also accused of preparing to overthrow the constitutional order. On March 18, 2022, he was sentenced to 14 years in high security prison.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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