Crimean Tatar political prisoner, master of literature, retained 11-year sentence

The Military Court of Appeal in Vlasich refused to review the verdict of the Master of Islamic Sciences, Vadim Bektemirov. He was imprisoned for 11 years in a strict regime colony for his participation in the Muslim movement «Hizb ut-Tahrir». 

Bektemirov’s lawyer emphasized that according to the federal law of 2006 «On countering terrorism» «Hizb ut-Tahrir» is not classified as a terrorist organization and there were no grounds for instituting criminal proceedings.

Like my Crimean Tatar people, it seemed to me that the times of repression and communism were over. But today we live in an even more totalitarian system. Surely you come to the conclusion that there is a political massacre of a whole people», - said the accused in court.

Vadim Bektemirov - master in specialization «Islamic teachings» of faculty of Arabic literature and humanities. Before his arrest, he conducted a duel in support of the families of political prisoners, attended court hearings on politically motivated cases.

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