Additional Name(s): Amir Rinatovich Khakimullin, Хакимуллин Амир Ринатович

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: March//2016

Date of Sentencing: January/26/2018

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 Terrorism

Amir Khakimullin

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Amir Khakimullin is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In March 2016, authorities arrested Khakimullin after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Prosecutors accused him of holding Hizb ut-Tahrir meetings, studying the organization's literature, and seeking to attract new members for the organization.

On January 26, 2018, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Khakimullin to 17 years in prison for "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC).

Khakimullin is married with two children.

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