The defendant in the so-called Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case, Teymur Abdullaev, was again placed in a punishment cell for 10 days. The head of the colony explained that those convicted under this article are constantly monitored. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
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It is noted that the formal reason was that after the lights out Abdullaev was on the bed, as a result of which the political prisoner was again sentenced to 10 days in a punishment cell. At the same time, the head of the correctional colony explained that those convicted under this article are constantly monitored and, in case of any violation, “measures are taken” against them.
“We understand whose initiative this is. But we will continue to write all complaints addressed to the head of the colony. These guys are not just some criminals, they are political prisoners of Crimea. There are UN resolutions regarding them, many human rights organizations have recognized them as political prisoners, they carry out a very large public control”,- said lawyer Edem Semedlyaev.
We remind that on October 12, 2016, Russian security forces in the village of Strohonivka of Simferopol region arrested five representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people – Uzeir Abdullaev, Teymur Abdullaev, Rustem Ismailov, Emil Dzhemadenov and Aider Saledinov as a result of mass searches. They were accused of participating in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization banned in the Russian Federation and charged with article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in it”).
On June 18, 2019, the North Caucasian District Military Court of the Russian Federation sentenced the so-called Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case defendants: Teymur Abdullaev to 17 years in a maximum security penal colony with a probation term of 1 year and 6 months, Rustem Ismailov – to 14 years, Uzeir Abdullaev – to 13 years, Ayder Saledinov and Emil Dzhemadenov – to 12 years.
On December 24, 2019, the Supreme Court in Moscow reduced the terms of imprisonment of the so-called Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case defendants by 6 months.