Crimean Tatar journalist complains again about deteriorating health in prison
Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov, sentenced to 12 years, reported deteriorating health. He continues to suffer from high blood pressure in the Vladimir Central prison.
 
Suleimanov was able to call his wife for the first time after almost a year and a half in prison. He spoke about problems with blood pressure and said that he is still waiting for heart surgery, which was canceled without notice at the end of 2021.
 
Suleimanov was also diagnosed with retinal angiopathy, which can lead to blindness. Previously, parcels and letters did not reach him. In 2024, the courts in Vladimir refused to release Amet Suleimanov, despite the fact that his diseases are on the list of those incompatible with the conditions of imprisonment.
 
In 2019, the Southern District Military Court, despite numerous statements from the defense about Suleimanov's health, sentenced him to 12 years in a maximum-security prison colony for his participation in the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in the Russian Federation. His lawyer, Lilia Gemedzhi, believes the sentence is fatal: "They sentenced him to die. Imprisonment for a person with such a diagnosis is cynical."
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