Political prisoner Valeriy Bolshakov turned 58

March 8, 2021

On Monday, March 8, political prisoner, activist Valeriy Bolshakov, accused of public calls for extremist activities due to his publication via VK, turned 58 years old. He is forced to celebrate his birthday in the dungeons of the FSB, where he was illegally placed by the occupying authorities of the peninsula. The staff of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center sincerely congratulates Valeriy Bolshakov on his birthday! We wish you speedy release and reunification with your family and loved ones, good health, patience, unbending will and prosperity.

We remind on June 10, 2019, the so-called Nakhimov District Court of Sevastopol sentenced activist Valeriy Bolshakov, accused of publicly calling for extremist activities due to his publication via VK criticizing the authorities and calling for the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat instead of the Putin regime. The man was sentenced to two and a half years of probation and a ban on holding public office. In August, the so-called Sevastopol City Court, when considering an appeal, overturned the earlier sentence to Bolshakov. On October 26, the so-called Nakhimov DistricCourt of Sevastopol sentenced activist Valeriy Bolshakov to two and a half years suspended and banned him from holding public office.