The so-called Central District Court of Simferopol resumed the so-called criminal case against Edem Bekirov, who was released on September 7 as part of an exchange of political prisoners between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. This was reported by the daughter of political prisoner Eleonora via her Facebook page.
Earlier, the so-called court of Simferopol suspended the so-called criminal case against Edem Bekirov until his full recovery. The daughter emphasizes that he is still undergoing rehabilitation.
“I want to note that since September last year, my father underwent long-term treatment in several hospitals. Also, two complex operations were carried out, a three-stage course of antibacterial therapy and a course of neurology. To this day he is undergoing rehabilitation. And even after all this he can’t be considered fully recovered”,- the report said.
It is noted that the court session will be held on May 19 at 10:30, which the political prisoner will not be able to attend.
We remind that on December 12, 2018, while trying to enter the Crimea through Chongar checkpoint, Ukrainian national and Crimean Tatar Edem Bekirov, born in 1961, a resident of Novooleksiivka village of the Kherson region,
was arrested by the Russian border guards. He was detained at around 08:30 while undergoing passport control procedures. Until the evening his location remained
unknown.
On December 13, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol arrested Edem Bekirov until February 11, 2019. On the December 20 the FSB charged him with illegal trafficking of weapons and the illegal transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carriage of explosives (Part 2 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Part 2 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
On June 6, 2019, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol once again extended his detention term until the 12 th of August.
On June 11, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights decided to urgently place Edem Bekirov in the hospital.
On July 10, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights issued a new decision considering Edem Bekirov, according to which independent and specialized doctors should conduct a medical examination and eventually prepare separate, detailed conclusions on each of his health problems.
Edem Bekirov is one of the Crimean Tatar public activists of the village Novooleksiivka village. He is severely disabled. In January 2018, he underwent a complicated heart surgery, during which he had 4 shunts implanted. Moreover, the man is an amputee having his right leg removed below the knee and thus forced to
wear a removable cast.