The Russian authorities have postponed the so-called court session in the Southern District Military Court in the so-called Hizb ut-Tahrir case due to the health condition of political prisoner Lenur Khalilov, who has a fever. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
“Today, the debate of the parties was to take place, in which all clients must necessarily participate, being present in court. The paramedics previously diagnosed Khalilov with acute respiratory infections, but the doctors additionally examine him to exclude the presence of coronavirus infection”,- the message said.
We remind that on June 10, Russian security forces conducted mass searches in the dwellings of Crimean Tatars in Alushta, Bilohirsk and Simferopol. As a result, 8 people were detained on suspicion of their involvement in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization banned in the Russian Federation. On June 10 and 11, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol chose a preventive measure in the form of detention until August 5 for the Crimean Tatars detained after searches – Riza Omerov, Enver Omerov, Ayder Dzhepparov, Eskender Suleymanov, Ruslan Nagaev, Eldar Kantimirov, Ruslan Mesutov and Lenur Khalilov.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center calls on the international community, international human rights organizations to increase pressure on the Russian Federation and the occupying power of Crimea, in order to end political persecution and cancel previous court decisions.