Additional Name(s): Абдулганиев Эскендер Изетович
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: 12 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February/14/2019
Date of Sentencing: November/3/2020
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
Eskender Abdulganiev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.
On February 14, 2019, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, arrested Abdulganiev among others after accusing him of participating in a cell of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, studying Islam and the organization's ideology, and inviting individuals to the organization's meetings.
On November 3, 2020, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Abdulganiev to 12 years in prison for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).
On November 1, 2021, the Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha upheld Abdulganiev's sentence.
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