House arrest extended for two defendants in the February 26 case

The Central District Court of Simferopol extended the house arrest of Ali Asanov and Mustafa Degermendzhi, defendants in the February 26 Case, until May 7. This is reported by "Crimea. Realii” with reference to the lawyer Ayder Azamatov.

The defense side asked to change the preventive measure or provide additional time for a medical examination.

In January, Degermenji said the case was "stalling due to lack of evidence". His lawyer Alexander Solodkov noted that the court had already examined all the evidence of the prosecution.

On April 6, 2017, the court changed the measure of restraint for Mustafa Degermendzhi and Ali Asanov from detention to house arrest. his term several times The court has already extended . Prior to this, the activists were in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center.

Degermendzhi and Asanov are accused of participating in mass riots on February 26, 2014 in Simferopol (part 2 of article 212 of the Criminal Code).

Earlier, the leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement, Akhtem Chiygoz, was found guilty of organizing the riots on February 26 (part 1 of article 212 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to eight years in a penal colony. In October 2017, he was pardoned by the President of Russia and taken to Turkey.