Additional Name(s): Аметхану Абдулвапову

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: 10 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/9/2022

Date of Sentencing: March/15/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Ametkhan Abdulvapov

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Ametkhan Abdulvapov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On February 9, 2022, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained several individuals, including Abdulvapov, a Crimean Solidarity activist, after searching their homes. Investigators accused Abdulvapov of participating in a cell of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization and discussing religion and politics.

On March 15, 2023, the Southern Military District Court sentenced Abdulvapov to ten years and six months in prison for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC) and "preparing for actions aimed at the forcible seizure of power or the forcible retention of power” (Art. 30-1/Art. 278 RCC).

On November 27, 2023, the Military Court of Appeal upheld Abdulvapov's sentence.

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