Political prisoner Ruslan Zeytullaev demands extraditing him to Ukraine

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Ruslan Zeytullaev, being convicted in the Russian Federation for the Hizb ut-Tahrir case for 15 years in a strict regime colony, wrote about five petitions demanding his extradition to Ukraine.

ATR TV channel wrote on the pretext of lawyer Edem Semedlyaev’s Facebook page.

«They assure him in a long procedure, from 6 to 10 months. He said he would wait. If his demand isn’t satisfied and he isn’t extradited to Ukraine, he will announce another hunger strike», Semedlyaev said.

He also asked to write letters to Zeytullaev:

«It really helps the guys in the jails and prisons. Ruslan sends greetings to everyone».

Earlier, Ruslan Zeytullaev’s wife, Meriem reported that she had not contacted her husband for a long time. According to her, after Zeytullaev's transfer to Bashkortostan, she still has not received any letters from him.

Semedlyaev commented to the website «15 minutes» that any connection with the political prisoners was abandoned because of the colony’s rules.

«He wrote a request to be provided with a connection. This petition is not yet considered, therefore he is offline», he said.

The lawyer noted about his meeting with Zeytullaev. Ruslan feels fine.

To remind some facts, on August 28, 2017, Meriem Zeytullaeva called on people to support her husband with letters.

«He asked everyone to write him letters. Just write him even wishes, desires, thoughts or something else, it does not matter. He will be very pleased and it is necessary not to be isolated, but to feel that the Crimea is with him», she said it in her video message.

On September 8, 2017, journalists reported on the exact location of prisoner:

«Ruslan Zeytullayev is found! You can write a letter to Ruslan Zeytullaev by the following address: 453256, Republic of Bashkortostan, Salavat, Yuzhny Station, FKU IK-2 GUFSIN of Russia in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ruslan Borisovich Zeytullaev, born in 1985».

As «15 minutes» reported, on October 29, 2017, it became known that they placed to an isolator till February 4, 2017, Hizb ut-Tahrir case figurant Ferat Sayfullaev who was convicted in Russia for 5 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony.