Lehman Zekeryaev
Lehman Zekeryaev, 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 second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi”. Sentence (April 29, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment, of which the first 4 years are to be spent in prison, and the rest — in a strict regime penal… Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Dzhankoy · Construction workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment, of which the first 4 years are to be spent in prison, and the rest — in a strict regime penal colony, followed by 1 year of restriction of liberty
No information about an appeal ruling.
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
According to the investigation, under the coordination of "emissaries" staying in Ukraine, he spread "terrorist ideology" and recruited local Muslims into his ranks at conspiratorial meetings.
Latest event
April 29, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 14 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· 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 Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi
Criminal case
The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dzhankoi
Other defendants in the case
- Osman Abdurazakov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Aider Asanov — Imprisoned, 11 years
- Ekrem Krosh — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Khalil Mambetov — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Refat Seidametov — Imprisoned, 14 years
Thematic group: Second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dzhankoy
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Full summary
On 24 January 2023, FSB officers carried out searches in various villages of the Dzhankoy district in Crimea, targeting Crimean Tatars. As a result, six individuals were detained and transferred to Simferopol, among them — Lehman Zekeryaev. The following day, all six were remanded in custody on charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation and preparing for the violent seizure of power, due to their alleged involvement with the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has not been linked to any violent activity.
At the hearing on pre-trial detention, lawyers who wished to represent the detainees were denied entry — because they were already defending other defendants in Hizb ut-Tahrir cases. Local residents gathered outside the courthouse, and over 30 people were detained by the police.
On 22 August 2023, the case was submitted to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.
On 29 April 2025, Zekeryaev was sentenced to 14 years in a high-security penal colony.
All fields of the record
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- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.