In Moscow, two people have been arrested on charges of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir.

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow has remanded two foreign nationals in custody after they were detained in a case concerning the organisation of activities of a terrorist organisation (Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code), reports the Investigative Committee.

RIA Novosti, citing a source in law enforcement, states that the foreign nationals, born in 1986 and 1987, are accused of being involved with the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir.

According to the Investigative Committee, the accused recruited labour migrants to join this organisation. The activities of the foreigners were allegedly coordinated by “ideologues of the international terrorist organisation located in European Union countries.”

Searches were conducted at the accused persons’ homes, during which law enforcement seized Hizb ut-Tahrir propaganda materials, communication devices, and electronic media containing information about the organisation’s forms and methods of operation.

Investigators from Moscow’s Investigative Committee worked on this case together with FSB officers and the State Security Service of Uzbekistan.

• The SOVA Center for Information and Analysis calls the prosecution of Hizb ut-Tahrir members on the sole basis of their party activities—such as holding meetings or reading literature—unlawful, as the organisation has not been linked to terrorism.