Searches of Crimean Tatars continue in Crimea

According to the publication Crimea. Realii, with reference to the head of the CEC of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatars, Zair Smedlyaev, today, February 12, a new search took place in the family of Eldar Selyamiyev in the village of Viktorovka, Bakhchisaray district. According to Smedlyaev, after the search, Selyamiev was taken away in an unknown direction. Relatives at the moment cannot understand who conducted the search, on what basis and where their relative was taken. There are no other details yet, no comments from representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies in Crimea have appeared.

It also became known that in the village of Semennoye, Nizhnegorsk district, a search is being carried out at the parents of Vadim Siruk, who was detained in Yalta yesterday. reports this on his Facebook page. Edem Semedlyaev, assistant lawyer Emil Kurbedinov,

Later it became known about searches in other places. Edition "Crimea. Realii, reports that searches are also taking place in the Dzhankoy district (the village of Perepelkino). citing Kurbedinov,

Yesterday, on February 11, in several cities and towns of Crimea, searches were carried out in the homes of Crimean Tatars, twelve people were detained.

The searches were motivated by "alleged participation in a terrorist organization."

The press service of the Crimean prosecutor's office announced the opening of a case on participation in the activities of a terrorist organization in connection with membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir cells in Yalta and Alushta.

upd (February 12, 12:51 pm): Abdureshit Dzhepparov, coordinator of the Crimean Contact Group on Human Rights, told Krym. Realii” that the courts on choosing a measure of restraint for the Crimean Tatar activists detained the day before should be held today, February 12, in Crimea.

“Yesterday there were 12 arrests, 8 were released, four were left. Today there will be a court to choose a preventive measure for him,” the human rights activist said, noting that the decisions on the courts would be known later in the evening.