Eskender Suleimanov
Eskender Suleimanov, born 1973, 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 case of Akim Bekirov, Seitveli Seitabdiev, Rustem Seitkhalilov, Eskender Suleimanov and Asan Ianikov”. Sentence (March 18, 2022): 15 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, 1 year's restriction of liberty. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 10, 2019; place of detention: Prison, Chelyabinsk Oblast.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Engineers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
15 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony, 1 year's restriction of liberty
Upheld April 16, 2025
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
Was one of the rank-and-file members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell, used conspiracy measures during meetings to disseminate terrorist ideology among the peninsula's residents, performed recruitment of Crimean Muslims into Hizb ut-Tahrir ranks, and participated in preparations for the overthrow of the constitutional order.
Latest event
April 16, 2025 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 15 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Akim Bekirov, Seitveli Seitabdiev, Rustem Seitkhalilov, Eskender Suleimanov and Asan Ianikov
· 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
Criminal case
The case of Akim Bekirov, Seitveli Seitabdiev, Rustem Seitkhalilov, Eskender Suleimanov and Asan Ianikov
Other defendants in the case
- Akim Bekirov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Seytveli Seitabdiyev — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Rustem Seytkhalilov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Asan Ianikov — Imprisoned, 15 years
Thematic group: Second Simferopol case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
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Facility: Prison, Chelyabinsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
457670, ул. Северная д.1, Челябинская область, г. Верхнеуральск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Челябинской области», Сулейманов Эскендер Серверович, 1973 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 10 June 2019, he was detained and taken into custody the same day on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation due to his alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no connection to terrorism. Later Suleimanov was also accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power. On 18 March 2022, he was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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