Political prisoner Rustem Osmanov, who was sentenced to 6 years in prison for participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion is forced to take citizenship of the Russian Federation.
As it became known to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, Rustem Osmanov is forced to take citizenship, but he refuses. Moreover, he is called to take part in the war against Ukraine and defend the motherland. The occupiers promise freedom, a good salary and the status of a hero in return.
We remind you that on April 14, 2022 in the village of Kalanchak, Kherson region, in the house of the Crimean Tatar Rustem Osmanov, the Russian occupiers conducted a search, after which they illegally abducted a man. After that, he was transferred to the Simferopol pre-trial detention center. On August 4, 2022, the court of Crimea passed a sentence on Rustem Osmanov. He was given 6 years in prison. Later he was transferred to the Ulyanovsk region, the city of Dimitrovgrad.