Enver Seitosmanov
Enver Seitosmanov, born 1986, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); “Enver Seitosmanov's case”. Sentence (December 4, 2019): 17 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 11, 2018; place of detention: Penal colony No. 16, Bashkortostan. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 21, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 30, 2020.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Sevastopol · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
17 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld April 16, 2020
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
Organisation of the activities of a terrorist organisation
Latest event
July 16, 2020 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, June 21, 2020
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 30, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 17 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
Enver Seitosmanov's case
Criminal case
Enver Seitosmanov's case
Thematic group: Sevastopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 16, Bashkortostan
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
453256, Республика Башкортостан, г.Салават-6, ФКУ «ИК № 16 УФСИН по Республике Башкортостан», Сейтосманов Энвер Казимович, 1986 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Enver Seitosmanov was detained on 10 May 2018 during searches in the Orlinoe village, Balaklava District, Sevastopol. He was charged with a criminal case under Article 205.5 Part 2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation). Seitosmanov is accused in connection with his alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has nothing to do with terrorism.
On 11 May, Seitosmanov was arrested. During his imprisonment, he has developed health problems.
On 5 December 2019, he was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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