The defendant in the so-called second Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case Servet Gaziev’s health condition worsened: constant attacks in the intestines, cramps and severe pain. In addition, the political prisoner has had very high pressure for more than a month. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center was informed about this by Svitlana Ablyamitova, the sister of Servet.
“My brother’s health is not so well. Constantly attacks in the intestines, cramps, colic and severe pain. He currently has very high blood pressure for a month or more. Every day he takes medication”,- she said.
The sister noted that sometimes they provide medical assistance in pre-trial detention facilities, giving only painkillers, but they never did a medical examination. In addition, sometimes they don’t even transmit drugs.
“The conditions of detention are also not very good. There are 15 people in the cell, only 12 places. They sleep in turn, some during the day, some at night. Heat, stuffiness, fleas, cockroaches. There is also a video camera in the cell that watches them around the clock”,- explained Svitlana.
We remind that on March 27, 2019, Russian security forces in the occupied Crimea carried out mass searches in 26 Crimean Tatars' dwellings. Literature was seized from some activists, which, according to Crimean Solidarity, the security forces planted themselves. In addition to books and brochures, people were confiscated phones, tablets, laptops, passports. The servicemen behaved rudely. It is reported that they used physical force against detainees and entered the houses in shoes. Lawyers who arrived at the site of the searches were not allowed to contact the detainees. According to the results of the searches, 20 people were suspected of involvement in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, which is banned in the Russian Federation. On March 28, three more Crimean Tatar activists were detained, in whose dwellings searches were carried out in their absence. On March 27-28, the occupation court arrested all 23 detainees after searches. They chose a preventive measure in the form of detention. Subsequently, all the individuals involved in this so-called case were repeatedly extended the terms of their arrest.