Emir-Ussejin Kuku

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Emir-Ussejin Kuku, 2014

Emir-Ussejin Kemalowytsch Kuku ( Ukrainian Емір-Усеїн Кемалович Куку ; born June 26, 1976 in Novorossijsk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Soviet Union ) is a Crimean Tatar human rights activist of the Crimean Human Rights Contact Group. In February 2016, he was arrested by Russian authorities and charged with belonging to the Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir , although Kuku denies any ties to that organization. On November 12, 2019, Kuku was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Amnesty International considers the allegations fabricated and calls for his release.

Life

Kuku was born on June 26, 1976 in Novorossiysk . In 1993 his family moved to the Crimean peninsula . In 2000 he graduated from the National Technical University of Kherson with a degree in management . Before the annexation of Crimea , Kuku campaigned for the preservation of a Crimean Tatar cemetery, among other things. He has been helping political prisoners in Crimea since 2014 and dealing with the victims of enforced disappearances since the beginning of the annexation. Kuku organized a rally to commemorate the deportation of the Crimean Tatars. He is the father of two children.

Prosecution

On April 20, 2015, after Kuku publicly announced that the FSB had tried to recruit him as an informant, his house was searched by Russian authorities and he was questioned. He was charged with violating Article 282 of the Criminal Code ("Actions to arouse hatred or hostility"). According to Kuku's statements, he was beaten on the way to questioning.

On February 11, 2016, Kuku's house was searched again and he was arrested by Russian authorities. He has been accused of belonging to the banned Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir , although Kuku denies any links to this organization. According to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, the only alleged evidence is a recorded conversation in the kitchen in which Kuku spoke with several men about the situation in Russia, Ukraine, the fate of Crimea, the importance of Islam in both countries and various religious Postulates discussed. In December 2017, Kuku was brought to Rostov-on-Don along with his five co-defendants, Muslim Aliyev, Vadim Siruk, Enwer Bekirov, Refat Alimov and Arsen Jepparov .

On June 26, 2018, Kuku began an indefinite hunger strike , during which he lost nine kilograms. He issued an ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin : “I, Kuku Emir-Ussejin Kemalowitsch, born on June 26, 1976, a citizen of Ukraine , Crimean Tatar, Muslim, will be on a hunger strike from June 26, 2018 from 6:00 am (Refusal to eat) until the issue of the release of political prisoners in Russian prisons, penal colonies with a total of 70 people is resolved. I also demand that the repression against the Crimean Tatars and other believers in Crimea be stopped. "

On November 12, 2019, a military court sentenced Kuku to 12 years in prison for “organizing the activities of a terrorist organization” and “attempting to take power by force”.

International reactions

The Russian human rights organization Memorial and Amnesty International classify Kuku as a political prisoner and demand his release. The Front Line Defenders organization , which works for human rights activists in vulnerable situations, also campaigns for Kuku and says the allegations against him are based on falsified evidence.

Human Rights Watch cites the arrest of Kuku as an example of the persecution of Crimean Tatars.

In November 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the immediate release of the Ukrainian citizens Oleh Sentsov , Volodymyr Baluch and Emir-Ussejin Kuku.

The European Union is calling on Russia to withdraw the judgment and release Kuku and his co-defendants.

The United States Embassy in Kiev condemned the decision of the Russian court and also called for the release of Kuku and his co-defendants.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Емір-Усеїн Куку: історія кримського правозахисника , Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty . March 16, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  2. ↑ Куку Эмир-Усеин Кемалович (Программа: Поддержка политзеков) , Memorial (human rights organization) . Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  3. ↑ a b Emir-Usein Kuku Sentenced to Twelve Years in Strict-Regime Correctional Colony . Front line defenders . November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ Крим: Родина затриманого правозахисника у зоні ризику , Amnesty International Ukraine. October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  5. ↑ a b Ялтинское дело о членстве в запрещённой "Хизб ут-Тахрир" , Human Rights Center "Memorial". Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  6. ↑ a b Crimean Tatar: Never Silent in the Face of Injustice . Amnesty International . February 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ Russia uses primitive fake to imprison Crimean Tatar human rights activist Emir-Usein Kuku , Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. September 2, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019. 
  8. ↑ Над фігурантами ялтинської "справі Хізб ут-Тахрір" знущаються під час етапування з Криму до Росії , zmina.info. December 29, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  9. ↑ Емір-Усеїн Куку оголосив ультиматум Путіну , zmina.info. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  10. ↑ Russia: Emir-Usein Kuku and five co-defendants from occupied Crimea slapped with long sentences , amnesty.org. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  11. ↑ Crimea: Persecution of Crimean Tatars Intensifies , Human Rights Watch . November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  12. ↑ UN adopts Ukrainian resolution on abuse of human rights in Crimea . 112.ua. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of six people from Ukraine's Crimea and Sevastopol by a Court in the Russian Federation , eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
  14. ↑ US condemns Russia's sentencing of six Crimean Tatars , Ukrinform. Retrieved November 15, 2019. 
personal data
SURNAME Kuku, Emir-Ussejin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kuku, Emir-Usein Kemalowitsch (full name); Куку, Емір-Усеїн Кемалович (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Crimean Tatar human rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Novorossiysk , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Soviet Union