Crimean Tatar activist Enver Ametov told about the serious deterioration of his health in prison No. 2 in the Lipetsk region. This was reported by his wife Galina Ametova to Crimean Solidarity public association.
It is known that Ametov met with his family for the first time in five and a half years. According to Galina, the man lost weight by 15 kilograms, and analyses showed an exacerbation of hepatitis B.
‘Then after some time he informed me on the phone that he was prescribed to drink the drug Silibinin. After a course of medication, he was supposed to be prescribed tests again, but there was nothing. When I saw him on a date, the whites of his eyes were just yellow with burst vessels,’ – Galina Ametova said.
She added that since he was taken into custody, he has had increasing attacks of stomach pain. He was given injections, as pills did not help. His dental problems have also worsened and his eyesight has fallen.
We would like to remind that on 27 March 2019, Russian security forces in the occupied Crimea conducted mass searches in 26 houses of Crimean Tatars. From some activists seized literature, which, according to Crimean Solidarity, the security forces themselves planted. In addition to books and brochures, people were confiscated phones, tablets, laptops and passports. The law enforcers behaved rudely. It is reported that they used physical force against the detainees. They entered the houses with shoes on. Lawyers, who came to the place of searches, were not allowed to the defendants. As a result, 20 people were detained, who are suspected of involvement in the organisation ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir’ banned in the Russian Federation. On 28 March, three more Crimean Tatar activists were detained and their homes were searched in their absence. On 27-28 March, the occupation court arrested all 23 Crimean Tatar activists detained after the searches. They were given a measure of restraint in the form of detention. Subsequently, all the defendants in the ‘case’ were repeatedly extended the term of arrest.