Salimov Artur Raulevich

Salimov Artur Raulevich, born September 5, 1986, electrician, lived in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Under Part 1 of Article 205.5 ("Organisation of 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 Russian Criminal Code, he was sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony with a fine of 600 thousand rubles and restriction of freedom for a period of 1 year and 6 months 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. He has been in custody since February 4, 2015.