Marsel Gimaliev
Additional Name(s): Гималиев Марсель Минехалимович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 17 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February//2020
Date of Sentencing: May/18/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Illicit Financing Terrorism
Marsel Gimaliev
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Marsel Gimaliev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
In February 2020, authorities arrested Gimaliev after accusing him of organizing and participating in meetings for the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization and collecting contributions for it. Gimaliev had originally been arrested in March 2017 and later placed under house arrest but escaped custody.
On May 18, 2022, the Central District Military Court sentenced Gimaliev to 17 years in prison for "financing terrorist activities" (Art. 205.1-1 RCC) and "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC).
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