On January 28, Arsen Dzhepparov, a political prisoner involved in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, who was illegally sentenced to 7 years in prison, turned 31 years old. He is forced to celebrate his birthday in captivity, where he was illegally placed by the occupying authorities of the peninsula, and then illegally transferred to the territory of Russia. The team of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center sincerely congratulates Arsen Dzhepparov on his birthday! We wish you good health, speedy release, patience and all the best! Allah baht, sabır ve sağlıq bersin!
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Arsen Dzhepparov was detained on April 18, 2016. He is accused of participating in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization banned in the Russian Federation. He is charged with Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of a terrorist organization and participation in it) and Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power).
In December 2017, the defendants in the so-called Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Emir-Huseyn Kuku, Vadym Siruk, Muslim Aliev, Enver Bekirov, Arsen Dzhepparov, Refat Alimov – were illegally transferred to Rostov-on-Don via Krasnodar.
On January 24, a closed court session in the so-called Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case was held at the North Caucasian District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don. All motions of the defense were denied, including the request for an offsite court session in the territory of Crimea. The first session on the merits is scheduled for January 31, at which the indictment will presumably be read out.
On November 12, 2019, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced the verdict on the defendants in the so-called Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Muslim Aliev and Enver Bekirov were sentenced to 19 and 18 years in a strict regime colony, Emir-Huseyn Kuku and Vadym Siruk – to 12 years, Refat Alimov – to 8 years, Arsen Dzhepparov – to 7 years.