Additional Name(s): Ibrahim Mirkanovich Shavkatov, Шавкатов Ибрахим Мирканович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/22/2016

Date of Sentencing: December/28/2017

Current Status: 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

Ibrahim Shavkatov

Extra Bio Info:

Ibrahim Shavkatov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 22, 2016, authorities arrested Shavkatov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Prosecutors accused him of participating in Hizb ut-Tahrir meetings, studying the organization's literature, and seeking to attract new members for the organization.

On December 28, 2017, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Shavkatov to six years in prison for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).

In March 2018, the Supreme Court upheld Shavkatov's sentence. 

On an unspecified date, Shavkatov was released from prison at the end of his sentence.

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