He is a resident of Alushta (Crimea). On 10 June 2019, he was detained and taken into custody the next day on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with his alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. Mesutov was later reported to have also been charged with preparing for a violent overthrow of the constitutional order. On 16 August 2021, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.