On October 7, the Central District Court of Simferopol extended the period of detention of the defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, Enver Mamutov, Remzi Memetov, Zevri Apseitov and Rustem Abiltarov until January 12, 2017. The head of the Central Election Commission of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people, Zair Smedlyaev, announced this on Facebook.
In early August, the Supreme Court of Crimea recognized as legal the extension of the arrest of the defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, Enver Mamutov and Remzi Memetov.
On May 12, searches were carried out in five houses and cafes in Bakhchisarai. Four people were detained and taken to the FSB headquarters in Simferopol: Enver Mamutov is suspected of organizing a terrorist cell, Remzi Memetov, as well as Rustem Abeltarov, and Zevri Abseitov are suspected of participating in it.