Alim Sufyanov
Alim Sufyanov, born 1990, 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); “The Fourth Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (May 17, 2023): 12 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony, with the first 4 years to be served in prison. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 8, 2020; place of detention: Penal colony No. 9, Karelia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 16, 2022.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai · Service workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
12 years
imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony, with the first 4 years to be served in prison.
Upheld September 13, 2024
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
He was a member of a cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami. He engaged in anti-constitutional activities based on the doctrine of establishing a so-called “global caliphate,” the dismantling of secular societal institutions, and the violent overthrow of the current government.
Latest event
September 13, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 16, 2022
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· 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
The Fourth Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Criminal case
The Fourth Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Aleksandr Sizikov — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Seyran Khairedinov — Imprisoned, 12 years
Thematic group: The fourth case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in Bakhchisarai
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 9, Karelia
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
185012, Республика Карелия, г. Петрозаводск, р-н Птицефабрика, ул. Южная Промзона, 1 стр. 3, ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Республике Карелия», Суфьянов Алим Нуритдинович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He was detained on July 7, 2020, and later taken into custody on charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization due to his alleged involvement with the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no connection to terrorism. On August 24, 2021, the case was returned to the prosecutor’s office because the materials had not been transcribed in Braille - another defendant, Aleksandr Sizikov, had lost his sight in a car accident. On October 27, the appeals court overturned that decision. On May 17, 2024, he was sentenced to 12 years in a strict-regime penal colony, with the first four years to be served in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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