Alim Sufyanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 12 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-05-17
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Bakhchysarai
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 9 УФСИН России по Республике Карелия»
- Address for letters
- 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.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 16 June 2022
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Case 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.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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