Azat Zagiev
Azat Zagiev, born 1990, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (April 25, 2019): 13 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 18, 2017; place of detention: Penal colony No. 11, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 25, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 19, 2019.
In brief
Tatarstan · Almetyevsk · Unemployed · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
13 years
imprisonment in a strict-regime colony
Upheld July 13, 2021
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
He was involved in the activities of a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell and encouraged support for terrorism.
Latest event
July 13, 2021 — court ruling
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, April 25, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 19, 2019
Timeline
· Court ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 13 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Samara Region
· Persecution begins
The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Criminal case
The Almetyevsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Anas Gimazetdinov — Imprisoned, 17 years 9 months
- Irek Mukhametov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Rinat Khannanov — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Emil Shangareev — Imprisoned, 13 years
Thematic group: Almetyevsk "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 11, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
606448, 2- й микрорайон д. 2, Нижегородская область, г. Бор, ФКУ «ИК № 11 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области», Загиев Азат Ильгизович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Almetyevsk, Tatarstan. He was detained on 17 October 2017 and formally arrested the following day, accused of involvement in a terrorist organisation due to alleged ties to the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. He was also charged with recruitment or incitement to commit a criminal offence.
On 26 April 2019, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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