The arrest of three detainees in the “case of saboteurs” extended until March in Crimea

On December 30 the Leninsky District Court of Sevastopol extended the term of arrest until March 8, 2017, for Oleksiy Bessarabov, Volodymyr Dudko, Dmytro Shtyblikov.

As reported by the Crimean Human Rights Group.

Earlier, the Crimean Human Rights Group stated that the citizens of Ukraine, who were detained in Crimea in the period from August to November 2016 in the case of so-called “Ukrainian saboteurs” (Evgen Panov, Andriy Zachtiy, Redvan Suleymanov, Volodymyr Prisich, Dmytro Shtyblikov, Oleksiy Bessarabov, Volodymyr Dudka, Glib Shabliy, Oleksiy Stogniy), are imprisoned for political reasons in violation of the fundamental rights and freedom, in other words are political prisoners.

As a reminder, On November 10, FSB reported about the arrest of three “Ukrainian saboteur”: experts of the Nomos center Dmytro Shtyblikov and Oleksiy Bessarabov, and the inhabitant of Crimea Volodymyr Dudka. A court in Sevastopol arrested them for two months. Security service claims that the suspects were planning acts of sabotage in Crimea.

Four days later FSB published a video of the interrogation of the detained Ukrainians, where they allegedly confirm they work for Ukrainian intelligence. While not speaking directly about preparation of acts of sabotage on the peninsula.

On November 21, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol arrested Oleksiy Stogniy and Glib Shabliy, two more figurants in the case of preparing acts of sabotage in the Crimea.

On November 24, FSB reported about the arrest of Leonid Parkhomenko, a former service member of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, on suspicion of treason against the State. He was detained in the detained by Russia Sevastopol.

In August, FSB informed about “terrorist acts”, which were allegedly prepared by Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. As stated by the Security Service, Russian militant and officer of FSB died during the prevention of sabotage.

Two Ukrainians were arrested in the case of preparation of terrorist acts, namely Evgen Panov and Andriy Zachtiy. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that both of them do not have any connection with Ukrainian intelligence.

According to the human rights defenders, Panov was tortured for few days, afterwards he confirmed his “involvement” in the intelligence actions on a video that was recorded by the Special Services.