Murad Valiev
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 (part unknown), 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), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2017-03-09
- Region
- Dagestan
- City
- Makhachkala
Case summary
On March 2, 2016, nine residents of Makhachkala were brought in for questioning by the police on suspicion of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir. Among them, Murad Valiev, Magomed Magomedov, Gadzhi Ramazanov, and Sharip Habibov were subsequently arrested.
On February 21, 2017, it became known that Murad Valiev, accused under Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (organising the activities of a terrorist organisation) and Part 1 of Article 30 and Article 278 of the Criminal Code (preparation for a forcible seizure of power), had his case referred to court.
On March 10, 2017, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced Valiev to five years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony, along with one year and three months of liberty restriction. He was convicted under Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (organising the activities of a terrorist organisation) and Part 1 of Article 30 of Article 278 of the Criminal Code (preparation for a forcible seizure of power). Valiev pleaded guilty, and the case was processed under a special procedure. He was released in March 2021.
Others charged under Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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