The figurant of Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Zevri Abseitov, illegally sentenced to 8 years and 9 months of prison in the Russian Federation, has deteriorated health: cough, weakness, and fever. But no one provides medical assistance. His wife Fatma Abseitova reports:
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“His health has worsened: hypertension, stomach cramps, kidney pain, bad teeth. Above all, he has been feeling ill for over two weeks: cough, fever, weakness – there are many people with similar symptoms in prison. The temperature went back to normal after one week, but now it is rising again,” – the wife says.
The spouse emphasized that no healthcare is delivered to her husband. If the political prisoner wants to get to the medical unit, he has to wait in a line for half-day – but he doesn’t even have enough strength to get up. Zevri Abseitov made use of what he had: some medicine he received earlier from his wife.
Let us recall that on May 12, 2016 Russian security forces organized searches in the houses of the representatives of the Crimean Tatar people in the occupied Crimea. As a result, Zevri Abseitov, Remzi Memetov, Rustem Abiltarov, and Enver Mamutov were detained. They were accused of participating in an organization “Hizb ut-Tahrir”, which is prohibited in Russia. Everyone was charged with Article 205.5 ("organization of terrorist activities and participation in them"), and later with Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Forcible seizure of power or forcible retention of power").
After detention, the men were placed in a remand center in Simferopol, where they stayed for 2 year under fabricated and unfounded accusations.
After the two years of trial, the case was transferred to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. On May 22, 2018, the detained Crimean Tatars were illegally transported from the detention facility in Crimea to the one in Rostov-on-Don.
On December 24, 2018, the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced the figurants of the first Bakhchisaray “case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Enver was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment and one year and 6 months probation; Zevri Abseitov, Remzi Memetov, and Rustem Abiltarov – to 9 years of imprisonment and 1 year of probation
In their last speech, the figurants of the “case” did not plead guilty and also pointed to the "politically motivated character" of the criminal case.
On July 11, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation reduced the sentence term for the figurants in the first Bakhchisaray "Hizb ut-Tahrir case" by 3 months: Enver Mamutov received 16 years and 9 months instead of 17 years, and Zevri Abseitov, Remzi Memetov and Rustem Abiltarov – 8 years and 9 months instead of 9 years.