In penal colony

Osman Seytumerov

Birth date

June 4, 1992

Citizenship

Russia

Family

Not in a relationship

Case

The Third Bakhchisarai Hizb ut-Tahrir Case

Article

Part 2, Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code; Article 278 of the Criminal Code considering Article 30 Part 1 of the Criminal Code

Verdict

14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty

11 March 2020 detained after a search. A case was opened for participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no relation to terrorism. The next day, the court decided to take Seytumerov into custody. On 29 October 2021, he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony. He has a chronic condition—gastritis. An ambulance was called for him in the Vladimir prison due to an exacerbation.