Ernes Seitosmanov
Ernes Seitosmanov, born 1985, 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); “Ernes Seitosmanov’s case”. Sentence (November 1, 2023): 17 years and 6 months’ imprisonment in a strict-regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 9, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 2, Irkutsk Oblast.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Sevastopol · Manual workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
17 years 6 months
17 years and 6 months’ imprisonment in a strict-regime colony
First instance, May 24, 2023: 18 years
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 investigators, he was involved in the organisation of a cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Sevastopol. Later, the court of appeals reclassified the charge from organising the activities of a terrorist organisation to participation in such activities.
Latest event
November 1, 2023 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 17 years 6 months.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 17 years 6 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Ernes Seitosmanov’s case
· 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
Criminal case
Ernes Seitosmanov’s case
Thematic group: The Third Sevastopol Case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 2, Irkutsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
665809, Иркутская область, г. Ангарск, 1-й промышленный массив, квартал 47 д. 6, ФКУ «ИК № 2 ГУФСИН России по Иркутской области», Сейтосманов Эрнес Казимович, 1985 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 9 February 2022, Seitosmanov’s home was searched. He was detained in a case of organising the activities of a terrorist organisation and taken into custody. Later he was also charged with preparation for a violent seizure of power. On 24 May 2023, Seitosmanov was sentenced to 18 years in a strict-regime penal colony. On 1 November, the court of appeals reclassified the charge from organising the activities of a terrorist organisation to participation in such activities and reduced the sentence by six months.
Seitosmanov is being held in a 1.5 by 2 meter cell, designed for two people. There is no ventilation, it is very damp, and “everything crumbles”. The cell was cold until the beginning of April, but the temperature has now normalised. The man and his cellmate drink tap water.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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