Political prisoner Muratov was transferred to the Russian jail

The defendant in the so-called Hizb ut-Tahrir case Zekirya Muratov, who was detained during the mass searches on July 7, was transported from the occupied Crimea to the Russian pre-trial detention center. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.

“We have not had information about his whereabouts since mid-December. According to Muratov himself, he was transferred on December 18 from the Simferopol pre-trial detention center, on December 19 he was already in Krasnodar. For 4 days he was in the Krasnodar pre-trial detention center in a special block. Then he was transported further to Armavir. He is currently in Armavir. For 2 days already. In addition to him there are 10 other people in the cell. The conditions of detention are satisfactory”,- said lawyer Emine Avamilieva.

We remind that on July 7, Russian security forces conducted mass searches in the dwellings of the Crimean Tatars in the Bakhchisaray, Krasnohvardiiske and Simferopol districts of the occupied Crimea. Seven people were detained. All were taken to the FSB headquarters in Simferopol. On July 7, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol sent Oleksandr Syzykov, a disabled individual of the first group, under house arrest. On July 8, the so-called Kyiv District Court of the occupied Crimea chose a measure of restraint for Ismet Ibrahimov, Zekirya Muratov, Vadym Bektemyrov, Emil Ziyadinov, Alim Sufyanov and Seyran Khayretdynov in the form of detention.