First Deputy Chairman of Crimean Mejlis Dzhelial sends letter from Russian prison

Nariman Dzhelial, one of the leaders of the Mejlis, the Crimean Tatar national movement, has written a letter to his wife from prison in the Russian city of Minusinsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Source: Leviza Dzhelialova, wife of Dzhelial, on Facebook Details: Dzhelialova reports that her husband has not gotten in touch with her for a long time since he was moved from the city of Simferopol in Crimea.

The Russian federative body did not respond to letters.

PHOTO: FACEBOOK OF LEVIZA DZHELIALOVAA letter by Nariman to his wife

Nariman states in the letter that a month and a half ago, he was moved from Simferopol to the Russian city of Minusinsk. On the road, he caught a cold but has recovered. Background:

A gas pipeline was damaged in the village of Perevalne between Simferopol and Yalta on 23 August 2021, on the Day of the Ukrainian Flag.

A criminal case was opened in Russia under Part 1 of Article 281 of the Russian Criminal Code (sabotage), which means imprisonment for a term of 10 to 15 years.
Five Crimean Tatars were detained in Crimea on 3-4 September 2021: Nariman Dzhelial, Aziz Akhtemov, Asan Akhtemov, Shevket Useinov and Eldar Odamanov.

Nariman Dzhelial (Dzhelialov is the Russian version of his surname) was kept handcuffed and with a bag over his head for the whole day.

In October, it was reported that Nariman Dzhelial, along with cousins Asan and Aziz Akhmetov, had been moved to Minusinsk in Eastern Siberia.
These three Crimeans were sentenced by the occupiers in 2022 on falsified terrorism charges: Dzhelial to 17 years, Asan Akhtemov to 15 years and Aziz Akhtemov to 13 years in prison.

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