The ‘judges’ who sentenced Amet Suleimanov to 12 years’ harsh regime imprisonment on Oct. 29 are well aware that the first months would likely kill him. They are doubtless equally aware why the civic journalist was targeted. In his final address to this Russian court on Oct. 27, Amet Suleimanov stated that “if you ask me if I would behave differently if given the chance … I can confidently say that I would still come to the searches carried out against my compatriots. I would provide coverage of injustice; I would go to mosques, would sacrifice my time and property in order to help my neighbour. ..”’
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Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleimanov in September 2021. On Oct. 29, 2021, Suleimanov has been sentenced to 12 years’ harsh regime imprisonment for reporting on repression in Russian-occupied Crimea.
