The detention of a group of Crimean Tatar political prisoners has been extended

The Southern District Military Court has extended the detention of four defendants in the "sixth Bakhchisaray group" in the Hizb ut-Tahrir cases until July 7. Memet Lyumanov, Rustem Osmanov, Mustafa Abduramanov, and Aziz Azizov will remain in pretrial detention. Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov reported that the court rejected the defense's arguments, granting the prosecutor's motion.

The Crimean Tatars were detained on March 5, 2024, during searches in the Bakhchisaray and Dzhankoy districts. A total of ten people were arrested in this case, accused of involvement in the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir party, which is banned in Russia. The exception was former imam Remzi Kurtnezirov, who was placed under house arrest due to his health.

Hizb ut-Tahrir has been banned in Russia since 2003, but operates legally in Ukraine and most other countries. The first arrests in Crimea on similar charges began in 2015, following the introduction of Russian legislation on the peninsula.

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