Vilen Temerianov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, 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
- 14 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-11-26
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Address for letters
- 344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Темерьянов Вилен Фаридович, 1985 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Crimea, a journalist and an activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement. On August 11, 2022, he was detained and subsequently placed in custody. A criminal case was initiated against him on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and preparation for the violent seizure of power in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of a cell of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been designated as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation without substantiated grounds. On November 26, 2025, Temerianov was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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