Vladimir Shmotov
Vladimir Shmotov, born 1986, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); “The third Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Saint Petersburg”. Sentence (March 18, 2018): 8 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Mechanics · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
8 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation
Full wording of the charges
He is involved in organizing the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir in St. Petersburg.
Latest event
November 7, 2024 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The third Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Saint Petersburg
Criminal case
The third Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Saint Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Magomed Akhimov — At large, 5 years
- Artur Akhmedov — Imprisoned, 10 years 6 months
- Islam Akhmedov — At large, 5 years 6 months
- Eldar Mammadov — At large, 5 years 6 months
- Mirzobarot Mirzosharipov — At large, 6 years
- Farhod Nurmatov — At large, 6 years
- Maxim Tsvetkov — At large, 5 years 6 months
- Aziz Yusufov — At large, 5 years
Thematic group: Third St Petersburg case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.