The defendants in the so-called Hizb ut-Tahrir case were requested terms from 16 to 18.5 years in prison

January 19, 2022

The so-called state prosecution requested for the defendants in the so-called second Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Remzi Bekirov, Riza Izetov, Shaban Umerov, Raim Ayvazov and Farkhod Bazarov terms from 16 to 18.5 years in a strict regime colony.

As the Crimean Solidarity public association activists note, the so-called prosecutor requested 18 years for Remzi Bekirov, 18.5 years for Riza Izetov, 18.5 years for Shaban Umerov, 18 years and 3 months for Raim Ayvazov, and 16 years for Farkhod Bazarov.

We remind you 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.