In a single cell-type facility (EPKT)

Ruslan Mesutov

Birth date

September 11, 1965

Citizenship

Russia

Family

Officially registered marriage; Have children

Case

The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alushta

Article

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

Verdict

18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony

He is a resident of Alushta (Crimea). On June 10, 2019, he was detained and the next day taken into custody on charges of organizing the activities of a terrorist organization in connection with his alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later, it became known that Mesutov was also charged with preparing for a violent overthrow of the constitutional order. On August 16, 2021, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.