Vakhitov Linar Munirovich

Vakhitov Linar Munirovich, born April 25, 1983, director of OOO StroyAlliance, head of the human rights movement For Muslim Rights, lived in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Under Part 1 of Art. 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 Art. 30, Art. 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 22 years in a strict regime penal colony with a fine of 700,000 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.

Has been in custody since February 4, 2015.