Lithuania demands to provide medical aid to political prisoner Abdullaev

December 24, 2020

The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands from the Russian Federation to provide the necessary medical assistance to Teymur Abdullaev, a defendant in Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case, who was again placed in a punishment cell, despite the fact that he was previously diagnosed with a coronavirus. This was reported by the press service of the department on Twitter.

"It is very disturbing news about the treatment of a citizen of Ukraine Teymur Abdullaev, who was illegally detained by Russia. We call on Russia to comply with international law, provide him with the necessary medical assistance, provide him with access to lawyers and Ukrainian consuls, and also release all  the illegally detained citizens of Ukraine," the message says…