Vladimir Shmotov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 8 years
- Date of verdict
- 2018-03-18
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
Case summary
Along with five other suspects in involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, he was taken into custody. On March 19, 2018, he was sentenced to eight years in a high-security penal colony, pleaded guilty. According to the investigation, he had been a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir since 2011. Presumably released in November 2024.
Others charged under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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