Two new defendants in the Crimea were detained by Hizb Ut-Tahrir

On the morning of April 18, in the village of Krasnokamenka (Kyzyltash) in Bolshaya Yalta, two new defendants in the Crimean case “Hizb Ut-Tahrir”-Crimean Tatars Refat Alimov and Arsen Dzhepparov were detained. This was written by the center of journalistic investigations.

Early in the morning, cars with OMON employees arrived in the village and in two hours searches for the houses of Alimov and Jepparov. Asclarifies "Crimea. The realities ”, the security forces broke the gate and castle in Jeepparov’s house, and the mobile phone was seized from the detainee himself. A computer and one book of religious content were seized in Alimov’s house. Employees of law enforcement agencies refused to name their names.

After the searches of Alimov and Jepparov, he was taken to Simferopol for interrogation to the local FSB. Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization), which provides for from 5 to 10 years of the colony, is charged with the detainees. This was reported by TASS with reference to the prosecutor of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya.

In February 2016, mass searches were already held in Crimea, more than ten people were detained.