It was not possible to escape to Ukraine: a group of Hizbs went to prison for terrorism
Lyubov Smirnova) -
The Southern District Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced five members of the banned terrorist organization "Islamic Liberation Party" - "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami".
This is the final decision in the case of extremist activities, in which a total of 29 people are involved, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Already the fifth sentence against active supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir, detained in March 2019, has been made against the so-called “second Simferopol group” - Servet Gaziev and Dzhemil Gafarov, as well as Alim Karimov, Erfan Osmanov and Seyran Murtaza.
The court found them guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization aimed at the violent seizure of power (part 2 of article 205.5, part 1 of article 30 and article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and sentenced them to imprisonment for 13 years to be served in maximum security correctional colony.
Mass searches and detentions of Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters took place at the beginning of 2019. Some tried to escape; some were detained at the Russian-Ukrainian border checkpoint. But in the end, 25 people came under investigation, and 4 more were put on the wanted list.
Subsequently, all defendants in the case were additionally charged with preparing for a violent seizure of power and changing the constitutional system of Russia. For the convenience of considering the case, the accused were divided into “fives”. Twenty participants have already received sentences.
The Crimean Solidarity group, which positions itself as a human rights group, continues to argue that criminal cases against extremists from Hizb ut-Tahrir are of a political nature, since supporters of the terrorist organization hold public actions “against political repression in Crimea, systemic criticism of the Russian authorities, and for massive disloyalty among Crimean Tatars in response to the events of 2014.”
Previously, the rhetoric of the so-called “human rights activists” was based on peaceful, innocent adherents of Islam, whose homes were planted with extremist literature during searches. Apparently, for the external picture, the image of the Muslim resistance in the underground, whose members are sent to jail, is required.
Members of the extremist sect continue to emphasize the lack of weapons and explosives among Hizb detainees, as integral attributes of preparation for terrorist attacks or a coup, and argue that “in most countries of the world, the organization operates without restrictions at the level of national legislation.”
However, Hizb ut-Tahrir is officially banned in China, Germany, Turkey, Indonesia, and all Arab countries except Lebanon, Yemen and the UAE. US government agencies classify Hizb ut-Tahrir as a group that acts through nonviolent methods, but promotes the spread of extremist sentiments among Muslims in order to provide ideological support for terrorism.
In Russia, Hizb ut-Tahrir was declared terrorist on February 14, 2003.
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