Press Release
Delegation from Hizb ut Tahrir - Palestine Delivers Communiqueto the Russian Consulate in Condemnation of the Russian Crimes against Muslims
(Translated)

A delegation from Hizb ut Tahrir Palestine, led by a member of its Media Office, Dr. Musab Abu ‘Arqub, handed a letter addressed to President Putin and the Russian government, denouncing the crimes of Russia against Muslims in general and the Shabab of Hizb ut Tahrir in particular in Russia and its surroundings, especially in Tatarstan and all countries of Central Asia, even extending to ash-Sham.

The delegation handed over the letter, in Arabic and Russian, this Monday's forenoon, to the official of the political section at the Russian Consulate in the city of Ramallah. With the letter, they included a leaflet issued by Hizb ut Tahrir - Russia, describing the crimes of Russian against Muslims in Tatarstan and other Muslim countries.

The Hizb emphasized in its letter to Putin and the Russian government that "the crimes of the Russian government towards Muslims have intensified and are increasing day by day", and added: "your crimes in Chechnya and your covering for the Serbs to carry out their slaughtering of unspeakable cruelty in Srebrenica and Kosovo, your support for the tyrant Karimov in Uzbekistan, who deals brutally with Muslims, as well as your infinite support for the tyrant Bashar in the genocide carried out in ash-Sham, your crimes before in Afghanistan, and your recent crimes towards Muslims in Tatarstan and in other Russian regions, which resound of your criminality, reveal a spiteful President and a government devoid of all values."

The Hizb warned: "Let the Russian government know that through this our address, we have warned it from the consequences of its crimes. The Ummah of Muhammad (saw) amounts to almost two billion Muslims, and its Islam is growing and gaining strength. Therefore your tools in form of the tyrant rulers in the Muslim lands are about to fall. You know that Muslims in all parts of the earth take the steps towards the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate", which will unite all of them at the heart of one man."

The Hizb's letter stressed that "you know that the Khilafah "Caliphate" is coming to you with a massive army that will eliminate your influence and arrogance. Putin and his Foreign Minister have warned the world of the Khilafah "Caliphate" and its return. We tell you that Russia and all countries of the world combined will not prevent the unity of Muslims and the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate". As we say to those with a rest of understanding and wisdom: ‘Return from your standpoints and take at the hands of Putin and his cronies, and prevent their hands from the Muslims. Otherwise we will take the gravest revenge from you, with the permission of Allah, the Strong, the Mighty. We will make Putin and his aides an example for every tyrant and oppressor!'"

The Hizb's letter which was posted on the website of our Media Office addressed the Russian people by saying: "The Russian government is driving you into a confrontation with two billion Muslims, who will not abandon their fellow Muslims persecuted in Russia and around. The Muslims carry to you what is good and invite you to honesty and righteousness, and to worship Allah who created you and provided for you, and invite you to the highest morality. We carry goodness towards you and invite you to what is good, but your oppressive government violates the sanctity of the Muslims. It deceives you and instills hostility towards Muslims in you. The Russian Intelligence Service committed ugly acts against you, conducting bombings that targeted your sons and wives and then affixed them to the Muslims to justify its criminal acts against Muslims. Still, the criminals in the Russian government exercise tyranny against anyone who opposes them, and this requires you to struggle in order to protect yourselves and to protect the future of your children from this junta in Russia."

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Palestine - The Blessed Land