Six defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case were finally charged

The Crimean Tatars from the “second Dzhankoy group” were finally charged in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, the parties signed a protocol on the completion of investigative actions. “Crimean Solidarity” is about this.

reports This week the defense will begin to familiarize itself with the materials of the criminal case. This may take 2-3 weeks, after which the indictment will be sent to the prosecutor's office.

Then the case will be transferred to the Southern District Military Court, and the Crimean Tatars Osman Abdurazakov, Leman Zekeryaev, Khalil Mambetov, Refat Seidametov, Ekrem Krosh and Aider Asanov will be transported from the pre-trial detention center in Crimea to Rostov-on-Don.

“Such a movement of Ukrainian citizens to Russian territory is a violation of humanitarian law, the Geneva Convention, the PACE resolution and international law. This is regarded as a war crime,” says lawyer Emil Kurbedinov.

Six activists on January 24 after searches. They are accused under the article on participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). The next day, the defendants in the case are in pre-trial detention. According to relatives, there is moral and physical pressure on men there.

detained sent rendered - the Islamist party 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 and the project, the party was unlawfully recognized as terrorist in Russia. “Sova” “Support for political prisoners. Memorial” , - According to the project “Help to political prisoners. Memorial" as of February 23, 2023, at least 334 people are being persecuted in connection with their involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, of which 27 are wanted. At least 253 people were convicted, of which 107 defendants were sentenced to terms of more than fifteen years in prison. In total, Memorial recognized 280 persons involved in cases of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami as political prisoners (233 of them are currently being prosecuted, and 47 of them were released after serving their sentences). data