Security forces came to search Crimean Tatar activists early in the morning

FSB officers have been conducting massive searches in Crimea since 4 am. Several people were detained, relatives were informed that the searches were taking place as part of a criminal case under the article on the activities of a terrorist organization (Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). “Crimean Solidarity” is about this.

writes About seven searches are known: at Abdulboriy Mahamadaminov in the village of Zavetnoye, Sovetsky district, at Azamat Eyupov in Belogorsk, at Timur Yalkabov and Lenur Seidametov in Simferopol, at Oleg Fedorov and Ernest Ibragimov in Bakhchisarai, at Yashar Shikhametov in the village of Orlinoye in Sevastopol.

After the search, the detainees were taken for questioning to the Crimean FSB Directorate in Simferopol. Abdulboriya Makhamadaminov was released around 9 am. The preventive measure for Eyupov and Shikhametov will be determined on February 17 by the Kiev and Lenin courts, respectively.

Oleg Fedorov’s wife said that a criminal case was opened against her husband under the article on participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code), he will be prosecuted in the case. “She was indignant, because this case had already been closed, but the operatives explained to her that it had been ‘moved into a separate branch,’” Crimean Solidarity reports. In the resolution, according to her, Asanov and Ibragimov were also mentioned. Apparently, we are talking about Marlen (Suleiman) Asanov in the second Bakhchisarai case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. It was not specified which Ibragimov they were talking about - Ernest or Timur, who was convicted together with Asanov.

second Bakhchisaray group "Hizb ut-Tahrir" convicted Among those detained are activists of "Crimean Solidarity" - a movement created to help political prisoners of the Crimean Tatars. Ernest Ibragimov is a participant in the Crimean Childhood project for children of political prisoners. Oleg Fedorov is an entrepreneur, took part in information campaigns in support of Crimean Tatar political prisoners, and provided financial support to their families. Azamat Eyupov is a participant in the Crimean Tatar protest on Red Square in July 2019 and a regular hearing officer in courts on politically motivated cases; he takes care of an adult daughter with a disability. Lenur Seydametov was involved in transfers to the pre-trial detention center for Crimean Tatar political prisoners.

Abdulboriya Makhamadaminov has three minor children (7, 5 and 2 years old). Ernest Ibragimov has four children, the couple is expecting a fifth child.

• The father of Oleg Fedorov's son-in-law, Remzi Memetov, is a defendant in the Bakhchisarai case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, he is 8 years and 9 months old under the article on participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and on preparation for the violent seizure of power by an organized group by prior conspiracy (Article 278 of the Criminal Code with the application of Part 2 of Article 35 and Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code). He was arrested after in Bakhchisarai in 2016. Ernest Ibragimov, according to the Grati publication, has been a cook for more than 10 years at the Salachik cafe, owned by Marlen Asanov, one of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cases in the second Bakhchisarai case. sentenced searches worked convicts - The second Bakhchisarai case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in October 2017. In 2020, the defendants in the case are from 13 to 19 years old under articles about organizing or participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 1 or Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and about preparing for a violent seizure of power (Article 278 using Part 1 of Art. 30 of the Criminal Code), one was released. initiated , awarded - the Islamist party “Hizb ut-Tahrir” is recognized as a terrorist organization on the territory of the Russian Federation. In different regions of Russia, as well as in Crimea, cases are being brought against alleged party members for the activities of a terrorist organization. Defendants are sentenced to varying terms solely on the basis that they held meetings and read religious literature. At the same time, the legislation of Ukraine allows the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir. According to a number of experts, Hizb ut-Tahrir was unlawfully recognized as a terrorist organization, since its participants in Russia never advocated violence or prepared terrorist acts.