Six activists from Bakhchysarai were left in custody

September 12, 2023

The Supreme court of Crimea rejected the complaint about the release from arrest of six Crimean Tatar activists from Bakhchysarai. Their lawyers informed Crimean Solidarity about this.

Seidamet Mustafaiev, Eldar Yakubov, Abdulmedzhyt Seitumerov, Ruslan Asanov, Ametkhan Umerov and Remzi Nimetulaiev were left in pre-trial detention until October 23, 2023.

Safiie Shabanova, representing the interests of Seidamet Mustafaiev, noted that her client should be placed under house arrest because he has a large family.

The court also did not accept Mustafaiev’s arguments that he led a quiet lifestyle and was not seen in conflicts.

Lawyer Refat Yunus insisted that the investigation did not provide sufficient evidence to send Ruslan Asanov to a pre-trial detention center. Letters do not reach Asanov.

Edem Semedliaiev noted that the court did not accept a single argument regarding choosing a different preventive measure for his client, Ametkhan Umerov.

Emil Kurbedinov, who defends Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, noted: FSB employees provided materials that do not correspond to reality.