In Rostov-on-Don, the arrest of those involved in the Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case was extended until February.

The district military court extended the arrest of the defendants in the Yalta Hizb case for more than three months, and also approved the previous decision to return the case to the prosecutor's office. About this on the page of the Crimean Solidarity movement on Facebook.

North CaucasusRostov-on-Donuut-Tahrir reported that the accused - Kuku, Muslim Aliyev, Vadim Siruk, Enver Bekirov, Refat Alimov and Arsen Dzhepparov - will remain in custody until February 28, 2019. The meeting was held via video link with the two pre-trial detention centers in which they are being held. The court also decided to return the case materials to the Crimean prosecutor's office for a new consideration. Thus, the court rejected appeals against the arrest of the defendants in the case.

Emir-UseinRostov-on-DonDuring the hearing, the accused Muslim Aliyev stated that the video recording, which is indicated in the case materials as evidence of the guilt of the defendants, was studied by a religious scholar. According to Aliyev, which was confirmed by lawyers, the expert concluded that the accused were simply interlocutors, and nothing indicates the activities of the organization.

Lawyers representing the interests of the accused in court, Crimean Solidarity after the trial. Thus, Sergei Legostov, who defended Inver Bekirov, said that the criminal case was returned for the same reasons for which it was returned during the previous trial - to bring a more serious charge against Bekirov. The district military court in August returned all six defendants to the prosecutor's office in order to reclassify Bekirov's case from Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in a terrorist organization) to Part 1 of this article (organizing the activities of a terrorist organization).

gave a comment North Caucasian made a decision Lawyer of the International Human Rights Group "Agora" Sergei Loktev, who represents the interests of Kuku, said that the period of detention of the defendants has been almost three years. “We believe that the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights has been completely violated here, that the persons are actually already serving their sentences. Thus, the court took an accusatory bias, as demonstrated by today’s appeal ruling of the Rostov District Military Court,” Loktev said.

Emir-Usein - All six defendants in the Yalta Hizb case were arrested in February 2016. They are accused of preparing for a violent seizure of power (Article 278 using Article 30 of the Criminal Code), five of them are accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). Muslim Aliyev is accused of organizing the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). None of the defendants in the case. ut-Tahrir did not admit guilt - Hizb was recognized as a terrorist organization by a decision of the Supreme Court of Russia in 2003. Law enforcement agencies in different regions of the country are opening cases and arresting people associated with the activities of Hizb. Some of them received long sentences in maximum security colonies only on the basis that they met in apartments, read religious literature and recruited new participants. ut-Tahrirut-Tahrir