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| Convicted in the case of 'Hizb ut-Tahrir' died in the pre-trial detention center of Novocherkassk |
| 2023-02-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Dzhemil Gafarov, convicted on charges of involvement in a terrorist organization, died in the Novocherkassk detention center. The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Dzhemil Gafarov and four other Crimean Tatar activists - Servet Gaziev, Alim Karimov, Seyran Murtaz and Erfan Osmanovadel - were accused of involvement in the Hizbut Tahrir ...an al-Qaeda recruiting organization banned in most countries. It calls for the reestablishment of the Caliphate... terrorist organization. In September 2022, a court in Rostov-on-Don extended their terms of arrest. At the same time, Jemil Gafarov stated that, as a disabled person of the second group with renal insufficiency, he suffers in the conditions of an inter-regional tuberculosis hospital and cannot fully prepare for meetings. Gafarov asked to cancel the preventive measure or replace it with any other, not related to detention. Dzhemil Gafarov died in a pre-trial detention center, said the chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Refat Chubarov. His information was confirmed by lawyer Lilya Gemedzhi, the human rights project OVD-Info reports today**. Gafarov, 60, was diagnosed with kidney failure and needed regular dialysis, and the disease progressed under arrest. Even before his arrest, Gafarov had a disability group III, and in November 2022 he suffered a heart attack, after which he hardly got up and suffered from chest pains. In January, Gafarov and the other four defendants were sentenced to 13 years in prison, found guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and preparing to seize power (Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), human rights activists reported. Gafarov died in the Novocherkassk pre-trial detention center, the press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Rostov region has not yet responded to a request in connection with his death, Kavkaz.Realii writes today. On the website of the Federal Penitentiary Service, as of 13.05 Moscow time, there is no information about the death of the prisoner. |
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