The defense of the Crimean Tatar political prisoners asked to drop the case due to the lack of a crime
Published: 17 April 2025
In the Southern District Military Court in the case of the "second Dzhankoy group" of the Crimean Tatars, the defense filed a petition for the return of the case or its complete termination due to the absence of a crime. Earlier, the prosecutor requested 41-year-old Osman Abdurazakov, 51-year-old Leman Zekeryaev, 31-year-old Ayder Asanov, 39-year-old Ekrem Krosh, 69-year-old Khalil Mambetov and 55-year-old Refat Seydametov to be sentenced to 17 and a half years each.