This was reported by "Crimean Solidarity".

It is noted that the convicts told the diplomats about the conditions of detention and received financial assistance.

After the visit, Serhiy Yurchenko said that Rustem Seitmemetov and Osman Seitumerov needed to be examined by a specialist due to impaired vision. Men attribute this to the large number of documents they had to read in the dark. Osman Seitumerov also suffers from back pain, almost all prisoners complained about the condition of his teeth. The Consulate General intends to apply to the State Administration of the FSVP in the Rostov region with a request to conduct the necessary inspection.

In addition, the convicts told the consuls in detail about the conditions of detention. They mainly complain of dampness, water shortages and regular feeding of pork in the diet. There are no refrigerators in the transfer chamber. Only Osman Seitumerov has TV. There is a shop in the pre-trial detention center, but the range there, the prisoners say, is meager. The consuls assured that all political prisoners would receive financial assistance in February.

Consul General Taras Malyshevsky discussed relations with Server Mustafayev, Seyran Saliyev and Server Zekiryaev with the administration of the institution. Server Mustafayev mentioned problems: poor food, chaotic operation of the store, lack of regular walks, delays in complaints to supervisors, difficulties in providing proper medical care.

Taras Malyshevsky promised to hold talks with the head of the institution, and also agreed with lawyers from local Rostov-based human rights organizations specializing in detention facilities to visit them next week.

What is known

• On October 28, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced a verdict in the case of the third group of the Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir. Four Crimean residents, Seitumer Seitumerov, Osman Seitumerov, Rustem Seitmemetov and Amet Suleymanov, were sentenced to 17, 14, 13 and 12 years in a maximum security prison, respectively.
• All were detained on March 11, 2020, following mass searches initiated by the Federal Security Service in the occupied Crimea in Bakhchisarai. Amet Suleymanov was placed under house arrest by the court due to his health condition, the rest were imprisoned. Crimean Tatars have been accused of belonging to an Islamic political party that has been banned in Russia since 2003.
• On May 20, 2021, the Memorial Human Rights Center recognized all those involved in the case as political prisoners and demanded their immediate release.
• On October 11, 2017, in Bakhchisarai, six Crimean Tatars: Seyran Saliyev, Marlen Asanov, Timur Ibragimov, Server Zekiryaev, Memet Belyalov and Ernes Ametov were searched their homes, after which they were arrested.
• On September 16, 2020, Crimean Muslims were sentenced to 13 to 19 years in prison by the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don. Ernes Ametov was acquitted and released in the courtroom.

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