Renat Suleimanov

Additional Name(s): Сулейманов Ренат Рустемович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/2/2017

Date of Sentencing: January/22/2019

Date of Release: December/24/2020

Current Status: 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 Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Renat Suleimanov

Extra Bio Info:

Renat Suleimanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On October 2, 2017, authorities arrested Suleimanov following a raid on his home in Molodezhnoe, Crimea.  Authorities reportedly seized his computer and religious literature. Suleimanov and his colleagues often gathered at his mosque to discuss religious questions.

On January 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of Crimea sentenced Suleimanov to four years in prison for “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). Prosecutors alleged that he was a leader of the Tabligh Jamaat movement.

In January 2020, Suleimanov was transferred to a closed zone with strict detention conditions inside Kamenka Labour Camp in the Kabardino-Balkariya Republic.

On December 24, 2020, Suleimanov was reportedly released.

Suleimanov is married with three children.