Kornev Aleksandr Valerievich

Kornev Aleksandr Valerievich, born September 22, 1987, employee of the Institute for Education Development of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Under Part 2 of Article 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of an organisation that is recognised as terrorist in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation") and Part 1 of Article 30, Article 278 ("Preparation for actions aimed at the violent seizure of power, as well as the violent change of the constitutional order") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, he was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony with a fine of 400 000 roubles (~€3840) and restriction of freedom for a period of 1 year after release on charges of membership in the banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, which, even according to the investigation, did not participate in violent actions.

In custody since February 4, 2015.