Four Crimean Tatar political prisoners have had their arrest extended
The Southern District Military Court extended the pretrial detention of Enver Krosh, Vilen Temeryanov, Rinat Aliyev, and Edem Bekirov until February 28, 2025. Another Crimean Tatar, Seityag Abbozov, had his house arrest extended for the same period.
Criminal cases have been opened against Crimean Tatars for participating in the political party Hizb ut-Tahrir. It is recognized as terrorist in Russia, but it operates legally in Europe and around the world.
Enver Krosh, as he stated, was tortured during his escort from the north of Crimea to Simferopol.
Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov said that the evidence of the activists' involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir was an audio recording of a conversation in a mosque from 2015. The defense and the accused were not given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the materials that the court sent for examination.
"The defendants discussed a number of issues about namaz: how to perform it, what are the Sharia norms on this matter, and so on. There were no conversations about terrorism or extremism. This once again proves the nature of the criminal cases against our clients," lawyer Emil Kurbedinov said earlier.
