The defendant in the so-called second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Simferopol, Ruslan Suleymanov, was taken out several times to get familiarized with the case materials, despite feeling unwell. During a medical examination in the FSB building, he was diagnosed with acute tonsillitis. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
“The day before yesterday, Ruslan Suleymanov was taken out with a fever, given a pill. Yesterday, he was taken out again, not paying attention to the temperature and complaints about poor health. Today, during a medical examination in the FSB building, he was diagnosed with acute tonsillitis. After that, the investigators decided to stop the planned investigative actions and take him back to the pre-trial detention center”,- said lawyer Lilia Hemedzhi.
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.