The family of political prisoner Server Mustafayev visited him in detention cell. His wife Maiie Mustafayeva informed the Crimean Tatar Resource Center about this.
“From January 29 to February 1, we were on a long visit with our family: me, our two children and parents. We have such an order in the colony that two adults – two children, so this time dad came in with the children and hugged his son for the first time in these six years”,- Maiie said.
The server is now in the detention cell, since he was transferred from the general detachment in August. As they tell him, “nothing personal – just because of the article.”
“Of course, detention cell is a limited opportunity: it’s a walk only if they are taken out, they are 20 people in one room all during the daytime, and at night from 10 to 6 they are taken to a separate room where they sleep”,- explains wife.
The political prisoner’s health is listed as satisfactory, but since there is little lighting in the detention cell, he has vision problems: he can only write and read with glasses.
In addition, the family contacted the administration and signed contracts with ZonaTelecom, but Server does not have the necessary conditions to continue to receive his education at the university.
In November, after more than a year of his detention, he was put on another preventive register: before that he was under extremism, now – under terrorism. He has repeatedly asked to be given documents regarding these violations, but his requests are ignored.
“He continues to conduct journalistic and human rights activities – prisoners often turn to him for help in filing petitions”,- adds the wife.
Mustafayev actively maintains contact with everyone who writes to him, keeps his diaries, which he began to keep from the moment of his arrest, and hopes that his diaries will be published.
“Server, as always, stays positive – he is ready to fight for his rights, the rights of his people and all those unjustly convicted and slandered. He waits and believes in the imminent liberation and the end of all these long-term horrors that have shrouded Crimea and the modern world”,- reports Maiie.
We remind you that on October 11, 2017, in the city of Bakhchisaray, the occupants carried out mass searches in 6 dwellings of Crimean Tatars – Marlen Asanov, Seyran Saliiev, Timur Ibrahimov, Memet Belyalov, Ernes Ametov, Server Zakiryaev. Everyone was detained. They were charged under Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Participation in the activities of an organization which, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, is recognized as terrorist”.
On May 21, 2018, Russian security forces raided the dwellings of activists of the Crimean Solidarity public association in the occupied Crimea, as a result of which Server Mustafayev and Edem Smailov were detained. They were also accused of their membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir organisation, which is prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation.
In February 2019, a criminal case was opened against eight individuals involved in the so-called second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Marlen Asanov, Seyran Saliiev, Timur Ibrahimov, Memet Belyalov, Ernest Ametov, Server Zakiryaev, Server Mustafayev and Edem Smailov (Violent seizure of power or violent retention of power).
On March 5, it became known that the two defendants in the so-called second Bakhchysarai Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Timur Ibrahimov and Memet Belyalov – had their charge tightened from part two of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization) to the part one (organization of the activities of a terrorist organization).
On September 16, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced the verdict to the defendants in the second Bakhchysarai Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Marlen Asanov was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony, Memet Belyalov – to 18, Timur Ibrahimov – to 17, Seyran Saliiev – to 16, Server Mustafayev – to 14, Server Zakiryaev and Edem Smailov – to 13. Ernest Ametov was found innocent and released in the courtroom.