Crimean Tatar Rustem Seitmemetov was diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. He needs an operation, but it is impossible to carry it out in prison, the project “Support for Political Prisoners” reported. Memorial".
Rustem Seitmemetov has not only lost his eyesight, but his blood pressure is constantly rising. A doctor was called to prison No. 1 of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region several times, who provided only symptomatic assistance.
Rustem Seitmemetov was detained in March 2020 in Bakhchisaray. He, like hundreds of other Crimean Tatars, was accused of participating in the Islamic organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, banned in the Russian Federation. There is not a single piece of evidence in the case file that the accused had a weapon, planned to commit a terrorist attack and encouraged others to do so. The accusation is based on audio recordings of discussions of politics and religion in mosques in Bakhchisarai. For this, the man was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
