On Thursday, May 14, the Military Court of Appeal of the Russian Federation rejected the appeal of the lawyers for the sentence to independent journalist Nariman Memedeminov, who was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. It is reported by the Crimean solidarity public association.
.0.jpg)
“Due to the the current epidemiological situation around the COVID-19 virus pandemic, lawyers participated in a trial though video conference from the Crimean garrison military court in the city of Simferopol. Nariman Memedeminov was in the remand prison in Rostov-on-Don”,- the statement said.
Two years ago, on March 22, Russian security officials ransacked the dwelling of an activist of Crimean Solidarity, a civil journalist Nariman Memedeminov in the village of Kholmivka, Bakhchisaray district. On October 2, the Southern District Military Court sentenced the journalist to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a penal colony, and also banned his administration of the websites for two years. For two years now, Memedeminov has been illegally detained.
According to his wife, the search was carried out in a harsh manner, security officials broke down the front door and used obscene words. The man himself was detained on suspicion of public calls for terrorist activities. In relation to Nariman Memedeminov, the right to a fair trial was repeatedly violated, in particular, the period of detention was regularly extended and rejected appeals. The right to the healthcare access was also violated. On September 27, in the North Caucasus District Military Court, the “prosecutor” demanded to sentence the civil journalist Nariman Memedeminov to six years in prison. On October 2, a hearing was held in the Southern District Military Court on the so-called Nariman Memedeminov case, during which the court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months in prison in a settlement colony, and also prohibited his