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Photo: Abdulgaziev Tofik Sultanovich
not imprisoned

Personal Information

Birth date
19 июн. 1981 г. (45 years old)
Special circumstances
activist, dependent child/children, parent of many children, illness, Ukrainian citizen, forced RF citizenship
Notes
Crimean Tatar. Activist of 'Crimean Solidarity', sound operator for 'Crimean Solidarity' meetings and the 'Crimean Childhood' project, helped organize events for children of political prisoners and was involved in delivering items to political prisoners, four children. After being transferred to the Verkhnyaya Ural prison in mid-2023, Abdulgaziev complained twice about his deteriorating condition, the last time in mid-February 2024. At that time, the man could not hold a spoon or step on one of his legs due to pain in his joints and foot. On March 7, 2024, the prisoner's wife learned that he had been sent to a tuberculosis hospital. At that time, doctors assessed his condition as moderate, refusing to name the diagnosis. Two weeks later, the wife was told that Abdulgaziev was now in intensive care in serious condition. On August 6, the judge of the Metallurgical District Court of Chelyabinsk, Anatoly Kalashnikov, rejected the petition for Abdulgaziev's release on health grounds. In the conclusion of the medical commission of the medical unit No. 3 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Chelyabinsk region, where Abdulgaziev is being treated, it is stated that he 'does not need constant care and treatment in a specialized institution, and can be kept in a correctional institution on general terms,' and his condition is described as stable. According to the lawyer, the conclusion notes that Abdulgaziev has tuberculosis, but a milder stage is indicated, and that he is in remission. The defense side presented to the court evidence that the disease is progressing, that in the conditions of the prison hospital the necessary treatment cannot be obtained by the political prisoner, and that the disease itself is on the list of illnesses that prevent the serving of the sentence. In March 2025, tuberculosis of the lymph nodes was diagnosed. Previously, only his lungs were affected.

Abdulgaziev Tofik Sultanovich

Added: 26 февр. 2025 г.
included in the list of those persecuted for religion by the "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" project

Case Information

Region of case initiation:
Republic of Crimea
Detention date:
27 мар. 2019 г.
Charges:
Art. 205.5 CC RF Part 1, Art. 30 CC RF Part 1, Art. 278 CC RF
Sentence:
12 years strict regime
Court that passed the sentence:
Южный окружной военный суд
Judge who passed the sentence:
Zubairov Rizvan Abdullaevich
Case on the court website:
yovs--ros.sudrf.ru
Appeal court:
Апелляционный военный суд
Appeal judge:
Solin Anatoliy Valentinovich
Estimated release date:
26 окт. 2026 г.
Case categories:
Hizb ut-Tahrir, Crimea, Muslim cases, Religious persecution
Rosfinmonitoring status:
Added 6 сент. 2019 г.

Case Description

On March 27, 2019, mass searches were carried out in annexed Crimea against 25 Crimean Tatar civil activists, most of whom are members of the Crimean Solidarity association. Most of the defendants in the case were detained on March 27, 2019; Osman Arifmemetov, Remzi Bekirov, and Vladlen Abdulqadyrov were detained on March 28, 2019, in Rostov-on-Don; Raim Ayvazov was detained on April 17, 2019, and Eskender Suleymanov on June 10, 2019.

The Crimean Tatars were charged with organizing the activities of a terrorist organization and participating in it (referring to the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization), as well as preparing to seize power by force.

According to the FSB, the defendants held secret meetings where they studied the ideology of Hizb ut-Tahrir, developed plans of activity, and engaged in propaganda and recruitment work among the population. The investigation considers Raim Ayvazov, Remzi Bekirov, Riza Izetov, and Shaban Umerov as the leaders of the cell, and the rest as participants. According to the lawyer, during Raim Ayvazov's detention, law enforcement officers tortured him. All defendants in the case pleaded not guilty and linked the persecution to their human rights and activist activities.

The Kievsky District Court of Simferopol chose pre-trial detention for all defendants.

On March 10, 2022, the Southern District Military Court found Raim Ayvazov, Farhod Bazarov, Remzi Bekirov, Riza Izetov, and Shaban Umerov guilty and sentenced Bekirov and Izetov to 19 years, Umerov to 18 years, and Ayvazov to 17 years (5 years in prison).

On March 28, 2023, the Appellate Military Court upheld this verdict.

On March 18, 2022, the Southern District Military Court found Akim Bekirov, Seitvel Seitabdiev, Rustem Seytkhalilov, Eskender Suleymanov, and Asan Yanikov guilty and sentenced each to 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony, of which 5 years are to be served in prison.

On July 7, 2023, the Appellate Military Court upheld this verdict.

On May 12, 2022, the Southern District Military Court found Tofik Abdulgaziev, Vladlen Abdulqadyrov, Izzet Abdullayev, Medzhit Abdurakhmanov, and Bilal Adilov guilty and sentenced Abdulgaziev, Abdulqadyrov, Abdullayev, and Abdurakhmanov to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony, with the first 5 years in prison and a 1-year restriction of liberty after release. Adilov was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony, with the first 5 years in prison and a 1.5-year restriction of liberty.

On May 17, 2023, the Appellate Military Court upheld this verdict.

On November 24, 2022, the Southern District Military Court found Enver Ametov, Yashar Muedinov, Ruslan Suleymanov, Osman Arifmemetov, and Rustem Sheykhaliyev guilty and sentenced Ametov and Muedinov to 13 years in a maximum-security penal colony, and Suleymanov, Sheykhaliyev, and Arifmemetov to 14 years, with the first 4 years to be served in prison. In addition, the court sentenced each of them to 1 year of restriction of liberty after release from the colony.

On February 1, 2024, the Appellate Military Court upheld this verdict.

On January 11, 2023, the Southern District Military Court found Servet Gaziev, Jamil Gafarov, Alim Karimov, Seyran Murtaza, and Erfan Osmanov guilty and sentenced each to 13 years of imprisonment, of which the first 2 years in prison, and the rest in a maximum-security penal colony, as well as to 1 year of restriction of liberty.

On February 10, 2023, a month after the verdict, Jamil Gafarov died in the pre-trial detention center.

On September 11, 2023, the Appellate Military Court upheld this verdict.

Edem Yaya-chikov, Ruslan Bulgakov, Eldar Ibragimov, and Ruslan Zaurov have been put on the wanted list.

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