Press Release
Russia Stokes Its War with Allah and Detains the Shabab of Hizb-ut Tahrir

The Russian Interior Ministry announced in a formal statement that: "Members of the Ministry General Authority for combating extremism conducted a joint operation with the Federal Security on Monday, 12/11/2012 for breaking up a cell of the religious organization Hizb-ut Tahrir, which is banned by the Supreme Court in Russia as a terrorist organization, after the arrest of six members of the organization that were working on recruiting new members in the mosques of Moscow, and after a search of their residences turned up nine grenades, weapons and ammunition in addition to publications leaning towards extremism and how to recruit new members," and this allegation of a stash of bombs and weapons is a fabrication. They are the first to know that it is a scandalous untruth, unless the Islamic books are the huge stash of weapons, which they claimed to have found it! (قَاتَلَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَنَّى يُؤْفَكُونَ)"Allah fights them because of the lie they invent." [Surah Munafiqun: Aya 4]

Russian authorities not only have malice towards Islam and Muslims but also direct their evil against those who campaign for Islam, particularly Shabab from Hizb-ut Tahrir. Thus a series of hostilities towards Islam has become obvious. After the massacres against our brothers in Chechnya, restrictions against those who campaign sincerely for Islam followed in the form of prosecution, arrest, murder, extortion. They did the deplorable which no sane person can fathom; the oppressors pursued the Shabab's wives, sisters, and mothers, all in the desperate attempt that the sincere workers for Islam would renounce their work. However that will never happen!

 The evils of this Stalinist system continue uninterrupted, and we find the likes of tyranny in other systems as well, such as France, Belgium and others. Including banning headscarves in Russian schools in Stavropol in the south of the country, and then Russian forces raiding a recently established mosque called al-Ikhlas in the city of Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday 17 October. In addition the imam's house was searched, accusing him of association with leaders of Hizb-ut Tahrir. and the last chapters in a long series of crime culminated with the arrest of almost 20 young men from Hizb-ut Tahrir from whom 6 were put on trial, and accused of terrorist acts, through the possession of weapons and ammunition, while it is known far and wide, even to the Russian regime itself, that Hizb-ut Tahrir does not use material means to achieve its goal of resuming the Islamic way of life, through the establishment of the second Caliphate upon the Prophet's methodology. The victory will be soon, Inshallah. There is absolutely nothing that Russia can do to prevent its coming.

 This is the reality of the deceitful Russian system full of vindictiveness and lies against Islam and the Muslims. Russia cannot bear to see the banner of Islam rise, nor for Muslims to be united and in agreement, it seemed that their hatred for Allah and his religion is on their lips, but what is smouldering in their hearts is greater, so we see tricks and lies upon lies, in the hope of fooling a few simple people to gather them behind the slogan of fighting extremism, which is nothing more than a mask of lies to hide behind it in order to implement malicious policies against Islam and Muslims.

 The current Russian system is no different from its Soviet predecessor, it inherited the old ways of injustice, oppression and tyranny for controlling the vulnerable people that lived in the territory, so it was natural that the Soviet Union system should fall apart quickly holding, because the rule of the people with iron and fire, and oppression and suffering made them ready to abandon it at the first opportunity to break free from his grip thick, and now we advise the Muslim countries that are directly and indirectly controlled by this system to work hard for lifting themselves from the grip of this terrorist country. Throw off the yoke of the colonial Russian oppressor, to be part of the Caliphate State that is coming soon Allah willing.

Muslims in areas that lie under Russian injustice!

The Russian system has achieved the enmity of your Lord, and your religion and proceeds without shame, it is built on shackles and chains, imprisonment in cellars and unjust laws. There is no solution except to abide by the order of Allah, and hold firm and strong against the unjust and immoral. Go forward in truth without fear or hesitation, hard working, sincere and diligent with your brothers in the Hizb-ut Tahrir, to establish a caliphate in the Muslim countries and achieve the overthrow of all tyrants cowards. The Islamic State Khilafah "Caliphate", alone, would break the chains of slavery for all people, and restore the dignity of all free chaste and pure people, and will govern by the balance of justice, fairness and truth, without any discrimination between people regardless of differences color and religions.

(قَدْ بَدَتِ الْبَغْضَاءُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَمَا تُخْفِي صُدُورُهُمْ أَكْبَرُ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الآياتِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ)

"Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is greater. Indeed We have explained to you the verses that you understand." [Surah Al Imran: Aya 118]

Osman Bakhach
Director of Central Media Office
Hizb-ut Tahrir