Russian Federation: Fear of forcible return/torture and ill-treatment/unfair trial/ death penalty: Rustam Muminov (m)

Index Number: EUR 46/051/2006
Date Published: 19 October 2006
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Russian Federation

Uzbekistani national Rustam Muminov was detained by police on 17 October in Moscow. He is facing imminent deportation to Uzbekistan, where he faces a charge of membership of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, an Islamic organization which is banned in Uzbekistan and Russia. Amnesty International is concerned that if Rustam Muminov is returned to Uzbekistan, he will be at high risk of torture and ill-treatment, and may even be sentenced to death after an unfair trial.