From the very beginning of the occupation of Crimea, Russia launched an active repressive campaign against the inhabitants of the peninsula, in particular, a number of administrative and criminal proceedings were opened against representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and pro-Ukrainian activists.
Among the victims of the occupation of Crimea, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center distinguishes the category Political prisoners of Crimea, whose rights are limited outside places of captivity. In particular, this category includes people with restrictions, probation, administrative supervision or house arrest.
These restrictions are designed to make the civilian life of political prisoners as difficult as possible after serving the term of illegal punishment. For example, people who are under these restrictions cannot find a full-fledged job, receive medical care or even social benefits. We add that Russia uses absolutely all the tools of the repressive machine for demonstrative punishments for the manifestation of a pro-Ukrainian position in Crimea.
Among the examples of such repressions, one can note the restrictions on the defendants in the case of Vedzhiie Kashka, during which Bekir Dehermendzhi, Kiazim Ametov and Ruslan Trubach were sentenced to three years of suspended imprisonment, and Asan Chapukh to three and a half years. All defendants in the case also received a three-year probationary period.
Moreover, the Russian Federation applies this form of repression even to people with disabilities who, according to Russian law, cannot be defendants in a lawsuit. Thus, political prisoner Oleksandr Syzykov has been under house arrest for several years, although he is a disabled person of the first group.
We can note the case of political prisoner Andrii Zakhtey, who, even after the end of serving an illegal sentence, Russians still keep in a center for foreign citizens in Russia.
The Russian security forces on the peninsula also actively apply this form of restriction even to teachers of educational institutions that have a public pro-Ukrainian position. For example, Andrii Bilozerov, a former teacher at the Bilohirsk technical school, was sentenced to two months of house arrest. During house arrest, the teacher fainted twice because of hunger, because he was not allowed to work and go out for food.
It should be noted that at the moment there are 288 citizens of Ukraine who are being prosecuted in criminal cases for the period of the occupation of Crimea, 36 of whom have restrictions or a probationary period, 19 of them are representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.
Full list:
1. Abbozov Seityaya
2. Abdurakhmanov Talyat
3. Ablyakimov Ayder
4. Asanov Ali
5. Bekirov Ruslan
6. Bilozerov Andriy
7. Chapukh Asan
8. Dzhapparov Arsen
9. Dubovenko Oleksandr
10. Emirvaliiev Eskender
11. Kadyrov Ayder
12. Kantemirov Eskender
13. Kashuk Denis
14. Kostenko Oleksandr
15. Kubedinov Arsen
16. Kudinov Viktor
17. Kuzio Daria
18. Lytviniuk Oleksandr
19. Manukian Tadevos
20. Mustafayev Seyran
21. Naukhatsky Dmytro
22. Parfenovych Serhiy
23. Primov Yuriy (Nuri)
24. Reshetnychenko (name is being specified)
25. Sayfullaev Ferat
26. Shablii Artem
27. Sokurenko Maksym
28. Suleymanov Renat
29. Topchi Enver
30. Trubach Ruslan
31. Umerov Ridvan
32. Vaitov Rustem
33. Voronchikhin Oleksandr
34. Yunusov Arsen
35. Zakhtey Andriy
36. Zhigalov Sergey