We have not been given visits for almost two years – wife of political prisoner Abdulgaziev

December 16, 2020

The wife of the defendant in the so-called second Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Simferopol, Tofik Abdulgaziev, Alie, told the Crimean Tatar Resource Center that they had not been given visits for almost two years, and soon the political prisoner will be transferred to Rostov-on-Don.

The wife shared that for almost two years she has not been able to meet with her husband. And soon he was also transferred to the Russian Federation, since the materials of the so-called case are already in the Southern District Military Court of Rostov-on-Don.

Speaking about his health condition, Aliie noted that the political prisoner has hearing problems.

“Tofik has a hearing problem. One ear practically does not hear, the other hears very bad. Earlier, he most likely suffered from otitis, and after that he stopped hearing. No one helped him. He was treated with what we sent him. He also has a constantly stuffy nose”,- she said.

We remind that on March 27, 2019, Russian security forces in the occupied Crimea carried out mass searches in 26 Crimean Tatars' dwellings. Literature was seized from some activists, which, according to Crimean Solidarity, the security forces planted themselves. In addition to books and brochures, people were confiscated phones, tablets, laptops, passports. The servicemen behaved rudely. It is reported that they used physical force against detainees and entered the houses in shoes. Lawyers who arrived at the site of the searches were not allowed to contact the detainees. According to the results of the searches, 20 people were suspected of involvement in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, which is banned in the Russian Federation. On March 28, three more Crimean Tatar activists were detained, in whose dwellings searches were carried out in their absence. On March 27-28, the occupation court arrested all 23 detainees after searches. They chose a preventive measure in the form of detention. Subsequently, all the individuals involved in this so-called case were repeatedly extended the terms of their arrest.