On the night of November 2 to 3, the invaders en masse detained activists who were heading from Crimea to the city of Rostov-on-Don to witness the announcement of the verdict to the defendants in the so-called Krasnohvardiiske Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Some drivers were threatened with fines in the amount of 200 thousand rubles. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
“Crimean Tatars are detained by traffic police officers in different regions of Crimea and at the entrance to the Kerch bridge, where they collected passports from all passengers, arguing that it is necessary to verify their identity in the database. Some drivers are threatened with fines of 200 thousand rubles, in exchange they are offered to return accompanied by traffic police”,- said the message.
It is noted that all the detained Crimean Tatars on the Kerch Bridge were returned their documents at around 07:00.
We remind that on February 14, 2019, Russian security forces conducted searches in the dwellings of Crimean Tatars in the village of Oktiabrske of Krasnohvardiisk district. Three men were detained and taken to the FSB. Criminal proceedings were instituted against them on suspicion of organizing and participating in the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization banned in the Russian Federation.
On February 15, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol arrested Eskender Abdulhaniev, Rustem Emiruseinov and Arsen Abkhairov detained after a search of the Crimean Tatars on suspicion of membership in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, which was banned in Russia.