“She is being prosecuted under the article on espionage because of the allegedly found in her phone photos of military equipment. Before the indictment the girl was sent four times in a row to administrative arrest on absurd charges,” – stated in the message.
It is noted that the case against Umerova contradicts international legislation on the situation of civilians during the war and violates the right to a fair trial and is based on falsification of evidence.
“Memorial” demands the release of Umerova and the termination of criminal prosecution.We would like to remind you that on December 4, 2022, Russian security forces detained Leniie Umerova after crossing the Georgian-Russian border allegedly for violation of the rules of the regime zone.
The girl was traveling from Kyiv to the occupied Crimea because of the deteriorating condition of her father.
Until March 16, Leniie was kept in the Center for Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens near Vladikavkaz. The occupants found the girl guilty of “violation of the state border regime” (part 1 of article 18 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) and fined her 2 thousand rubles.
On the night of March 16, 2023, Leniie Umerova was released, but she was seized, put a bag on her head, brought to an unfamiliar area of Vladikavkaz and left there. The girl was detained again and a report was drawn up on her for disobedience to police officers. She was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. Subsequently, it was repeated three times.
On May 5, the Lefortovo court in Moscow arrested Crimean Tatar Leniie Umerova for two months on suspicion of “high treason” (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).