Amethan Umerov
Amethan Umerov, born 1986, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “The fifth case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the radical Islamic party "Hizb ut-Tahrir", recognised as a terrorist organisation in Russia. As can be seen from the case materials, the Federal Security Service officers bugged the activists' homes and monitored their meetings.
Latest event
February 7, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: transfer between facilities
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The fifth case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai
Criminal case
The fifth case of Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai
Other defendants in the case
- Ruslan Asanov — Imprisoned
- Seidamet Mustafayev — Imprisoned
- Remzi Nimetulaev — Imprisoned
- Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov — Imprisoned
- Eldar Yakubov — Imprisoned
Thematic group: Fifth Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Bakhchysarai
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Умеров Аметхан Айдерович, 1986 г.р.
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Full summary
A resident of Bakhchysarai, a father of five, and an activist of the "Crimean Solidarity" movement.
In 2019, he went on a solitary protest in Moscow. Because of that, he was detained and fined under the article on violation of a protest rally (Code on Administrative Offenses, article 20.2, part 5). In 2021, Umerov was detained by the police again, this time, near the "court" building in Crimea. He was fined under the article on failure to comply with the rules regarding emergency or threat of its occurrence (Article 20.6.1 of the CAO). In 2022, Umerov served several days of administrative arrest under the article on the organization of mass presence of citizens in one place, which led to a violation of public order (Article 20.2.2 of the CAO).
On August 24, 2023, Federal Security Service officers searched the home of Crimean Tatars in Bakhchysarai and other settlements of Crimea's Bakhchysarai district and detained six "Crimean Solidarity" activists, including Umerov.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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