UK urged Russia to release all Ukrainian political prisoners

February 11, 2021

British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons, on the anniversary of the arrests of the defendants in the so-called Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case, called on Russia to release all Ukrainian political prisoners. She announced this via her Twitter page.

“Kuku is one of at least 109 Ukrainian political prisoners unjustly imprisoned by Russia. Like many others, he is in inhuman conditions and is denied medical assistance. This cannot continue. I call on Russia to immediately release Kuku and all Ukrainian political prisoners”,- the message says.