Two years after the arrest of the so-called the second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case defendant Server Mustafayev, the family of the political prisoner recalls that day as a nightmare. But at the same time, they never stop fighting for the activist’s release and believe that sooner or later justice will prevail. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center was informed about this by the spouse of Server Maiie.
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“It has been 2 years since my husband’s arrest. We remember this day as a nightmare. Not a single day may pass without memories of these events. Children constantly ask when their father will return. Each year, children grow up and even more consciously start asking questions about what happened. Yesterday, our 8-year-old daughter asked me: “Tomorrow 2 years will pass since dad is not with us, will he return tomorrow?” Children got very stressed after all the events”,- Maiie said.
Despite all the difficulties, the family of the political prisoner, as well as Server himself, continue to fight for the release by non-violent and peaceful methods. They are sure that sooner or later justice will prevail.
We remind that on May 21, 2018, Russian security forces raided the homes of activists of the Crimean Solidarity public association in the occupied Crimea, as a result of which Server Mustafayev and Edem Smailov were detained. They are accused of participating in the organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
On December 14, 2018, Server Mustafayev was
In February 2019, Mustafayev was accused of spreading, studying and propagating extremist ideology.
On September 12, 2019, eight detainees in the so-called second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Marlen Asanov, Server Zekiryayev, Memet Belyalov, Seyran Saliiev, Ernest Ametov, Timur Ibrahimov, Edem Smailov and Server Mustafayev were transferred from Crimea to Rostov-on-Don.