On April 17, 2023, the term of detention of Arsen Dzhepparov, a political prisoner involved in the case of the “Yalta group” of Crimean Muslims, expired

On April 17, 2023, the term of detention of Arsen Dzhepparov, a political prisoner involved in the case of the “Yalta group” of Crimean Muslims, expired. The illegal sentence to the Crimean Tatar was passed by the Southern District Military Court in 2019, before that the occupiers kept the man in a pre-trial detention center.

“This day came – I was released. Now we are near the colony IK-16. I was very happy to see my brothers when I went out the door. I can’t express my emotions for 7 years. This feeling is very exciting. Now we will wait for the others to be released,” – Arsen Dzhepparov commented.

In the conditions of the pre-trial detention center, and then the colony, Arsen Dzhepparov’s health deteriorated significantly, and for four years the political prisoner repeatedly reported this to his family and human rights activists. Since October 2022, he has been constantly in the pre-trial detention center.

Let us remind you that Arsen Dzhepparov was detained on April 18, 2016. A month before his arrest, FSB officers came to his workplace to persuade him to cooperate – he was supposed to testify against other people. In case of refusal, he was threatened with a criminal case.