The court upheld the extension of the preventive measure for three defendants in the Belogorsk Hizb ut-Tahrir case

On November 13, the Military Court of Appeal in the city of Vlasikha, near Moscow, left three defendants in the Belogorsk case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Riza Omerov, Enver Omerov and Ayder Dzhepparov, in the pre-trial detention center, Crimean Solidarity . reports

The court upheld the decision of the Southern District Military Court, which on October 12 extended the detention of the accused until January 15, 2021.

“The prosecutor examined the materials of the case against our clients - they are all positive. He presented all these arguments in his petition. And then suddenly the phrase: "Please extend." To be honest, we didn't even realize at first. The prosecutor did not give arguments, even those of the prosecutor's, which had to be brought and voiced at the court session. It was amazing and rare,” said Oleksandr Stasiuk, a lawyer for one of the defendants.

During the meeting, the defendants noted that cases of coronavirus infection were detected in SIZO No. 1 of Rostov-on-Don, where they are being held. At the same time, medical care is not provided to prisoners: neither as a preventive measure, nor in case of illness.

• In June 2019, were carried out mass searches at the premises of Crimean Tatar activists. After that, several criminal cases were opened. Three Crimeans were accused of involvement in a terrorist organization: Riza Omerov - as an organizer (part 1 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code), Enver Omerov and Ayder Dzhepparov - as participants (part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). In February 2020, all three were charged under a new article: on preparation for a violent seizure of power (Article 278 of the Criminal Code with the application of Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code).
• Hizb ut-Tahrir was recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. Its participants are accused and sentenced to real terms only on the basis that they met in apartments, read religious literature and recruited new participants. According to the information and analytical center "Sova", the party is recognized as a terrorist in Russia unlawfully.