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The Armed Forces of Crimea upheld the arrest of Crimean Tatars who were awaiting the release of a lawyer from a special detention center
The Supreme Court of Crimea upheld the arrest decision imposed on Crimean Solidarity journalists Alim Suleymanov, Enver Alimov and Dlyaver Ibragimov. “Crimean Solidarity” writes about this.
The journalistswere arrested for 12 and 13 days on November 24 and were charged with participating in a mass gathering of citizens (Part 1 of Article 20.2.2 of the Administrative Code). On November 23, they covered the release of lawyer Edem Semedlyaev from a special detention center.
The defense in court referred to the media law, which states that a journalist has the right to be in crowded places, and also asked that their editorial assignments be included in the case materials, but the court refused this.
Ibragimov, who was also subject to a protocol for illegal parking (Article 12.19 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), reported that one protocol contradicted the other, and requested that the police officer who prepared the documents be summoned. The journalist also asked to take into account his state of health.
Those arrested participated in the hearing via video link.
21:16 “Crimean Solidarity” adds that the court rejected all 14 complaints about the arrests of Crimean Tatars.
- On November 23, Crimean Tatarswere detained at a special detention center in Simferopol, from where lawyer Edem Semedlyaev was supposed to leave. The detainees were charged with a mass gathering of citizens (Part 1 of Article 20.2.2 of the Administrative Code), the men were arrested, and the women were fined.
- Previously, lawyer Semedlyaev was arrested for 12 days under the article of disobedience to police officers due to the fact that he refused to undress in the department and wanted to record what was happening on a tape recorder. The conflict, which became the reason for drawing up the protocol and subsequent arrest, occurred on October 25, when a lawyer came to help those detained near the court during the verdict in the Red Guard case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. The Crimean Chamber of Lawyers tried to appeal the arrest decision.
- The defendants in the Red Guard case of Hizb ut-Tahrir were sentenced to terms of 12 to 17 years in prison on charges of involvement in a terrorist organization.
- The Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir is recognized as a terrorist organization in 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. At the same time, members of Hizb ut-Tahrir were not seen preparing attacks or terrorist attacks. Defendants are sentenced to varying terms solely on the basis that they held meetings and read religious literature. On the territory of Ukraine, the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir are permitted.