Bektemyrov, defendant in the so-called Hizb ut-Tahrir case, was taken out for psychiatric examination

August 20, 2020

The defendant in the latest so-called Hizb ut-Tahrir case Vadym Bektemyrov was placed in the Crimean Clinical Psychiatric Hospital for a compulsory forensic psychiatric examination. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.

“In the course of communicating with him, I learned from him how he is feeling, how he is doing in general. Vadym conveyed greetings to everyone. He asked for books and newspapers to find a way to convey, he feels a lack of information in the hospital. He thanked the people for supporting him. And asked to support him further”,- the lawyer said.

We remind that on July 7, Russian security forces conducted mass searches in the dwellings of the Crimean Tatars in the Bakhchisaray, Krasnohvardiiske and Simferopol districts of the occupied Crimea. Seven people were detained. All were taken to the FSB headquarters in Simferopol. On July 7, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol sent Oleksandr Syzykov, a disabled individual of the first group, under house arrest. On July 8, the so-called Kyiv District Court of the occupied Crimea chose a measure of restraint for Ismet Ibrahimov, Zekirya Muratov, Vadym Bektemyrov, Emil Ziyadynov, Alim Sufianov and  Seyran Khairetdynov   in the form of detention.