Crimean Rustem Murasov was transferred by the Russians to a colony in Udmurtia

Rustem Murasov, a figure in the second Sevastopol group in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, was transferred from a prison in Vladimir to a correctional colony No. 8 in the village of Khokhryaki (Republic of Udmurtia).

Murasov was taken with stops in the cities of Kirov, Izhevsk and Pugachev. The stage from the prison began a month ago. On January 15 of this year, the man was taken to VK-8, but whether this is the final destination or just a transit point for the political prisoner is currently unknown. Rustem Murasov suffers from constant headaches and high blood pressure, and he was prescribed medication. However, as it became known after his arrival at the colony, half of the prescribed medications disappeared.

Rustem Murasov is an activist from Sevastopol. He was detained on August 17, 2021, along with other defendants in the second Sevastopol group in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case.

In May 2023, the Southern District Military Court of Russia sentenced Murasov to 12 years in prison, with the first four years to be served in prison and one year of restricted freedom after his release. In November of the same year, the appeals court upheld the sentence.

On August 17, 2021, in occupied Crimea, Russian security forces detained five people after mass searches of the homes of Crimean Tatars: activists Rustem Murasov and Rustem Tairov from the Nakhimovsky district of Sevastopol, Dzhebbar Bekirov from the Balaklava district, activist Zavur Abdullayev from the Bakhchysarai district, and Raif Fevziyev from the Simferopol district.

Murasov was then detained for the second time. The first time was in February 2016, but he was later released. This time, he was detained after the activist returned from the trial of Crimean Tatars in Rostov-on-Don, where he had gone to support representatives of his people.