Ruslan Shamsutdinov
Ruslan Shamsutdinov, born 1985, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Nizhnevartovsk”. Sentence (July 26, 2017): Five years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Nizhnevartovsk · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
5 years
Five years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, February 21, 2017: 5 years
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
Being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorist organization, which is banned in the Russian Federation, recruited persons to join the organization, conducted propaganda work aimed at creating a positive public opinion of its activities, and posted a number of propaganda videos on the VKontakte social networking site.
Latest event
July 26, 2017 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 5 years.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 5 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Nizhnevartovsk
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Nizhnevartovsk
Other defendants in the case
- Rinat Bagaveev — Location unknown, 6 years
- Ildar Gabdrakipov — Location unknown, 5 years
- Eduard Khusainov (Zaid) — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
Thematic group: Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Nizhnevartovsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 25 March 2016, arrested on charges of involvement in a terrorist organisation and incitement to hatred. On 22 February 2017, he was sentenced to a five-year suspended sentence and released from custody. On 27 July, the Supreme Court replaced the suspended sentence with a real one in response to the prosecutor's office's request to toughen the punishment. Shamsutdinov did not appear at the announcement of the verdict. In April 2018, he was detained in Odessa, but the court refused to arrest him. In October, Shamsutdinov was detained in Lviv.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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