One of the participants in the protest against searches in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case had his fine reduced

The Supreme Court of Crimea reduced the fine to Enver Sherfiev, one of the participants in the protest against searches in the case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Bakhchisarai on May 12, 2016. This was reported on January 24 by the site “Crimea. Realities".

Sherfiev was fined on December 7, 2016 by the decision of the Bakhchisaray District Court of Crimea for 15 thousand rubles. Earlier, the same court fined Marlen Asanov, Emin Belyalov, Emil Belyalov, and Seyran Saliyev from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles. All of them were accused of organizing a rally on May 12 near the homes of Crimean Tatars who were detained and later arrested in the case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist movement that was groundlessly recognized as terrorist.

On May 12, 2016, in Bakhchisarai, activists gathered in protest at the Salachik cafe. Enver Mamutov, who is accused of organizing a Hizb ut-Tahrir cell in Bakhchisaray, as well as Rustem Abeltarov, Remzi Memetov and Zevri Abseitov, whom the investigation considers participants in the cell’s activities, were detained that day and a day later arrested.

The Supreme Court of Crimea considered the appeal in the case of Sherfiev and reduced the fine from 15 to 10 thousand. Realities". At the same time, the petition of the defense to interrogate witnesses of the May events was not found in the case.

In November, the Supreme Court reduced the fine of another detainee, Marlen Asanov, from 20,000 to 15,000.

On January 23, 2017, was fined for participating in the same gathering. another local resident, Osman Belyalov,