In a cell-type facility (PKT)

Edem Smailov

Birth date

May 22, 1968

Citizenship

Russia

Family

Officially registered marriage; Have children

Case

The second case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai

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

13 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony

On May 21, 2018 he was detained and later arrested on charges of involvement in a terrorist organisation for alleged involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has no connection to terrorism. In February 2019, he was also accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power. On September 16, 2020, sentenced to 13 years in a strict-regime penal colony.