Political prisoner Medzhyt Ablyamitov was sentenced

March 24, 2021

On Tuesday, March 23, the so-called Kirovs District Court in the occupied Crimea announced the verdict to political prisoner Medzhyt Ablyamitov, who is suspected of allegedly participating in the the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion. The man was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony with a probation for 1 year.

We remind that on August 19, 2020, the FSB in the occupied Crimea detained 26-year-old Medzhyt Ablyamitov, suspected of allegedly participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion. He was charged with committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, for which the punishment is imprisonment for up to fifteen years. On August 20, the man was arrested for 2 months – until October 17, 2020.