Polot Zainabedinov
Other
1982-03-17
Location unknown
Moscow
Biography
Native of Kyrgyzstan, Zainabedinov is a resident of Moscow. In September 2021, he was detained and taken into custody on charges of organising and participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation. Later he was charged only under the article on organising activities of such an organization. According to the investigation, he was one of the leaders of a cell of the Islamist party "Hizb ut-Tahrir" that is recognised as a terrorist organisation and banned in Russia. Russian authorities prosecute alleged members of this Islamist party not for terrorist activities but solely for formal party affiliation. On December 7, 2022,
Native of Kyrgyzstan, Zainabedinov is a resident of Moscow. In September 2021, he was detained and taken into custody on charges of organising and participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation. Later he was charged only under the article on organising activities of such an organization. According to the investigation, he was one of the leaders of a cell of the Islamist party "Hizb ut-Tahrir" that is recognised as a terrorist organisation and banned in Russia. Russian authorities prosecute alleged members of this Islamist party not for terrorist activities but solely for formal party affiliation. On December 7, 2022, a verdict was handed down, details are unknown.