The suspects were detained in the Jizzakh region. The total number of those detained is not indicated.

The law enforcement bodies of Uzbekistan have detained several people suspected of creating a cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami.

“During operational activities, officers of the Department of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service of the Jizzakh region prevented the activities of the religious-extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami,” the regional DIA reported.

The number of those detained is not indicated.

During the searches, material evidence was seized, confirming the involvement of persons in this terrorist organization.

A criminal case was initiated. The investigation continues.

At the end of June, law enforcement officers detained six more people in the Samarkand region, suspected of creating a cell of the international terrorist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami.

In September 2020, the special services detained 15 more people on suspicion of participation in the terrorist organization.

In a number of countries of the world Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami has been recognized as a terrorist. In Russia, its activities are prohibited by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 2003.

The goal of the organization is to eliminate non-Muslim governments and establish Islamic rule on a global scale through the creation of a “Worldwide Islamic Caliphate”.