Russian Security Forces Conduct Searches in Homes in Occupied Crimea

In the occupied Crimea, Russian security forces searched the house of Crimean Tatar activist Seitnebi Ramazanov, who lives in the village of Rodnikovo, Simferopol district.

According to Krym.Realii, during the search, several security vehicles were near the house, and law enforcement officers were in the yard and inside the house.

According to preliminary data, the search is connected with the investigative actions against his son, former political prisoner of the Kremlin Ismail Ramazanov, who is now outside the occupied peninsula. His documents, photos and phone were seized from his house.

Ramazanov was not detained after the search of Seitnebi.

Recently, in the occupied Crimea, Russian security forces have been conducting massive searches in the homes of Crimean Muslim Tatars. The raids are taking place in the villages of Dzhankoy and Kirov districts.

Among those visited by the security forces is Emir Kurtnezirov from the village of Lobanove. He is the son of political prisoner and imam Remzi Kurtnezirov. A search also took place in the house of Rustem Mustafayev in the village of Istochne, Abibulla Smedlyayev in Novokrymske and Mirzaal Tajibayev in the village of Yarke Pole.

In 2024, 61 searches were recorded in the occupied Crimea, of which 35 were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars.

Also, according to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, after the occupation of Crimea, the Russian Federation has been actively practicing religious persecution on the peninsula. Currently, 117 people are being persecuted in the so-called " Hizb ut-Tahrir case". 114 of them are representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people. 82 of them are serving their sentences in Russian prisons and colonies, while 28 are in pre-trial detention centers, 2 are under house arrest, and 5 have been released. The charges in these "cases", according to the CTRC, are based on the testimony of "hidden witnesses" and the conclusions of "experts" who actively cooperate with the Russian Federal Security Service.

Андрій Колісніченко