The military appeal court in Vlasikha did not change the sentence of those involved in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Crimean Solidarity reports this.
It is known that Enver Ametov, Osman Arifmemetov, Ruslan Suleymanov, Rustem Sheykhaliev and Yashar Muedinov are being transported first to prisons and then to maximum security colonies on the territory of the Russian Federation.
We remind you that on March 27, 2019, Russian security forces in occupied Crimea conducted mass searches in 26 houses of Crimean Tatars. Literature was confiscated from some activists, which, according to Crimean Solidarity, was planted by the security forces themselves. In addition to books and brochures, people’s phones, tablets, laptops, and passports were confiscated. The security forces behaved rudely.
It is reported that they used physical force against the detainees. They entered houses wearing shoes. Lawyers who arrived at the search site were not allowed to see their clients. As a result, 20 people were detained who were suspected of involvement in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization banned in the Russian Federation. On March 28, three more Crimean Tatar activists were detained, and their houses were searched in their absence. On March 27-28, the occupation court arrested all 23 Crimean Tatar activists detained after searches. They were chosen as a preventive measure in the form of detention. Subsequently, all figurants involved in the so-called case had their arrest period repeatedly extended.