Enver Seytosmanov

Additional Name(s): Енвера Сейтосманова, Сейтосманов Энвер Казимович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 17 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May/10/2018

Date of Sentencing: December/5/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism

Enver Seytosmanov

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Enver Seytosmanov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On May 10, 2018, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Seytosmanov after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, studying the organization's ideas and literature, sharing these ideas with others, and recruiting new members.

On December 5, 2019, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Seytosmanov to 17 years in prison for "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC). 

On April 16, 2020, the Military Court of Appeal upheld Seytosmanov's sentence.

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