Crimean pitical prisoner Sheikhalev taken to Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai – human rights activist

Human rights activist Lutfia Zudeva reported this on Facebook, referring to Sheikhalev's wife, Ukrinform reports.

"Pitical prisoner and citizen journalist Rustem Sheikhalev was transferred to the prison in Yeniseysk. It is located in the Krasnoyarsk Krai – some 5,000 kilometers away from Crimea," the post said.

Zudeva noted that Nariman Dzhelal, a pitical prisoner, Crimean Tatar pitician and journalist, had been staying in the city of Minusinsk in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai for several months. According to his wife, he contracted a coronavirus infection in prison, which had to be treated with the help of "fk medicine."

Sheikhalev was arrested on March 27, 2019, during the largest special eration by the Russian security forces against the Crimean Tatars.

On November 24, 2022, the Southern District Military Court found the Crimean Tatar activist guilty of terrorist activities and an attempt to seize power. Sheikhalev was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

In January 2024, Sheikhalev was unable to participate in the hearing of the appeal against his sentence due to a nosebleed.