Press Release
(Translated)
On 5 April, the Prevolsk Military Court announced its
decision regarding four residents of Tatarstan because of their activities in
the ranks of the Islamic political party Hizb ut Tahrir, their sentences were
as follows:
Shakirov Ayrat (born 1995), was sentenced to 18 years
in a tight security prison
Yunusov Nael (born 1998) was sentenced to 17 years in
a tight security prison
Ipatolin Rainor (born 1998) was sentenced to 17 years
in a tight security prison
Selemzianov Arslan (born 1987) was sentenced to 16
years in a tight security prison.
In addition, the court set a suspended year for them
even after the expiry of their sentence.
These Stalinist sentences indicate that they are
political decisions, as the verdict did not include any talk about those
convicted of terrorist activity. All the fabricated accusations made by the
Russian intelligence service were all built on the basis that the sentenced practiced
educational cultural activities among worshipers in the mosques, all because
Hizb ut Tahrir, without any justification was placed on the list of terrorist
organizations.
This is a blatant injustice against the Muslims and it
falls under the name of the war on ‘terrorism’, which is waged by the security
services and is in fact directed against the revival of the Islamic Ummah.
Rulers fear the progress of Muslims in both quantity and quality. For this very
reason, Russia has developed what has become known as the list of extremist
articles, which included the works of scholars, including the Ahadith of the
Messenger of Allah (saw). The aim is to deprive Muslims of their culture, and
therefore the security services are pursuing the Dawah carriers, claiming that
it is fighting ‘terrorism’.
However, time has shown that any policy hostile to
Islam will not be able to stop the revival of the Islamic Ummah, and those who
see beyond the tips of their noses have realized that this policy will first
harm the one who drafted it and implemented it. The Stalinist sentences because
of activity in the ranks of Hizb ut Tahrir, the Islamic political party, will
make of the oppressed Muslims an example of steadfastness and piety in the eyes
of their brothers, and the society considers them as political prisoners.
Allah (swt) says:
﴿وَمَا نَقَمُواْ
مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْمِنُواْ بِاللهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ﴾
“And they resented them not except because they
believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy”
[Al-Buruj: 8].
Media Office of Hizb ut
Tahrir
in Russia
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