The prosecution has completed the so-called submission of evidence of guilt of the defendants in the so-called second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case. This message came as a surprise to lawyers representing the interests of the arrested activists, as there were unsolicited prosecution witnesses, including the so-called hidden witness under the anonymity pseudonym Shoiev. This was reported by lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, according to the Crimean Solidarity public association.
"The so-called prosecution changed its opinion literally on the move, because we had several more court sessions planned in June and there were still uninvited witnesses for the prosecution, including the so-called hidden witness under the anonymity pseudonym Shoiev, it was the prosecutor who spoke about him at the last session. But it lasted for 20-30 minutes, and then generally transferred. Later, by telephone, the defense found out that the prosecution had stopped presenting its evidence”,- the lawyer said.
According to the defense lawyer, this will be announced at the next court session on July 6, and the lawyers of the defendants in the so-called case will begin to present their evidence.
“We have claimed more than 50 witnesses, among whom are experts who made examinations on the order of the FSB. There are specialists whom we personally addressed. There are religious scholars, linguists. We intend to interrogate them all and present our version of the defense to the court”,- added Kurbedinov.
We remind that on October 11, 2017, in the city of Bakhchisaray, the invaders carried out mass searches in 6 dwellings of Crimean Tatars – Marlen Asanov, Seiran Saliiev, Timur Ibrahimov, Memet Belyalov, Ernest Ametov, Server Zakiryaev. Everyone was detained. They were charged under Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Participation in the activities of an organization which, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, is recognized as terrorist”.
On May 21, 2018, Russian security forces raided the dwellings of activists of the Crimean Solidarity public association in the occupied Crimea, as a result of which Server Mustafayev and Edem Smailov were detained. They were also accused of their membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir organisation, which is prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation.
In February 2019, a criminal case was opened against eight individuals involved in the so-called second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Marlen Asanov, Seiran Saliiev, Timur Ibrahimov, Memet Belyalov, Ernest Ametov, Server Zakiryaev, Server Mustafayev and Edem Smailov (“Violent seizure of power or violent retention of power”).
On March 5, it became known that the two defendants in the so-called second Bakhchysarai Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Timur Ibrahimov and Memet Belyalov – had their charge tightened from part two of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (“participation in the activities of a terrorist organization”) to the part one (“organization of the activities of a terrorist organization”).
On September 12, all eight defendants the so-called second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case: Marlen Asanov, Server Zakiryaev, Memet Belyalov, Seiran Saliiev, Ernest Ametov, Timur Ibrahimov, Edem Smailov and Server Mustafayev were transferred from Crimea to Rostov-on-Don.