The Supreme Court of Crimea confirmed the extension of the arrest of human rights activist Emir-Usein Kuk

On February 20, the Supreme Court of Crimea upheld the decision of the court of the previous instance to extend the detention of human rights activist Emir-Usein Kuku, a defendant in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, for more than a year. this on Facebook . reported Lawyer Aleksey Ladin

“Unfortunately, the arguments of the defense and the Emir himself were again not heard. And the decision, not based on any specific circumstances, but only formally citing the code, entered into force,” the lawyer writes.

He also said that during the court session, special correspondent Anton Naumlyuk was allowed to take pictures during the trial, although only the defense lawyer and the video broadcast of Emir-Usein Kuku from the Simferopol pre-trial detention center, however, Elena Voloshin, correspondent of the Frans 24 TV channel, was denied video filming during the court session And, according to the lawyer, for far-fetched reasons.

“For example, a representative of the public prosecution explained that she is not photogenic. According to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the only reason for refusing to take photographs and videos is a violation of the rights of participants in the process. As they say, comments are superfluous,” adds Ladin.