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Galimov Shamil Faritovich

Date of birth: April 10, 1982 (44 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 1 ; 205.1 ч. 1.1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  17 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год ограничения свободы, штраф 20.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  February 14, 2020
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 3, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Samara Oblast

Galimov Shamil Faritovich, born April 10, 1982, lived in the village of Pobeda, Aznakaevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan, has three minor children in his care.

On charges of participating in the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, banned in Russia, on February 14, 2020, he was sentenced under Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 ("Financing of terrorism") and Part 1 of Article 205.5 ("Organisation of the activities of a terrorist organisation") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to 17 years in a strict regime penal colony with restriction of freedom for a period of 1 year and confiscation of property in the amount of 20 thousand roubles (€220).

He has been in custody since October 24, 2018.