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Nariman Dzhelyal Enverovych (born 27 April 1980) is the first deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, journalist and activist.
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| Born | 27 April 1980 Navoiy, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan) |
On 21 September 2022 the Russian-controlled "Supreme Court of Crimea" sentenced him to 17 years in prison with a fine of 700 thousand rubles.[1][2]
Early life and career edit
Dzhelyal was born on 27 April 1980 in Uzbekistan, in the city of Navoiy. When he was four years old, the family moved to Dzhankoy, Crimea. He studied political science at the Odesa National University.[1]
In November 2013, Dzhelal became a deputy of Refat Chubarov, chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People.[citation needed]
In August 2021, Nariman was a participant of the Crimea Platform international summit in Kyiv. He was detained after returning home in September.[3]
FSB kept Nariman in handcuffs with a bag over his head, exerted psychological pressure and treated him particularly cruelly. Later, FSB published a statement that Dzhelyal is suspected of being involved in the gas pipeline explosion on 23 August 2021, near Simferopol.[1]
On 21 September 2022 the Russian-controlled "Supreme Court of Crimea" found Dzhelyal guilty of sabotage and sentenced him to 17 years in prison with a fine of 700 thousand rubles.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Nariman Dzhelyal Enverovych". Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the so-called "sentence" issued to Nariman Dzhelyal and brothers Asan and Aziz Akhtemov". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Ukraine/Russia: Sentencing of indigenous rights defender Nariman Dzhelyal". World Organisation Against Torture. Retrieved 1 January 2024.