Russian colony does not provide information about political prisoner Teymur Abdullaev

January 19, 2021

The lawyer of the defendant in the so-called Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case, Teymur Abdullaev, who has been held in a punishment cell for more than 250 days, is going to file administrative claims against the Russian colony for refusing to provide information about the political prisoner. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.

It is noted that in December 2020, lawyer Siiar Panych sent inquiries to the Bashkortostan colony in connection with another groundless placement of his client Teymur Abdullaev in a punishment cell. In addition, a request was sent to the colony's medical unit. But there are no answers, and the lawyer intends to bring administrative claims to the colony for refusing to provide the necessary information.

We remind that on October 12, 2016, Russian security forces in the village of Strohonivka of Simferopol region arrested five representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people – Uzeir Abdullaev, Teymur Abdullaev, Rustem Ismailov, Emil Dzhemadenov and Aider Saledinov as a result of mass searches. They were accused of participating in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization banned in the Russian Federation and charged with article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in it”).

On June 18, 2019, the North Caucasian District Military Court of the Russian Federation sentenced the so-called Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case defendants: Teymur Abdullaev to 17 years in a maximum security penal colony with a probation term of 1 year and 6 months, Rustem Ismailov – to 14 years, Uzeir Abdullaev – to 13 years, Ayder Saledinov and Emil Dzhemadenov – to 12 years.

On December 24, 2019, the Supreme Court in Moscow reduced the terms of imprisonment of the so-called Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case defendants by 6 months.