Nariman Dzhelyal Enverovych (born 27 April 1980) is the first deputy chairman of the

Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People () is the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars in period between sessions of the Qurultay of the Crimean Tatar People. The Mejlis is a member institution of the Platform of E ...

, journalist and activist. On September 21, 2022, the Russian-controlled "Supreme Court of Crimea" sentenced him to 17 years in prison with a fine of 700 thousand rubles.

Early life and career

Dzhelyal was born on April 27, 1980, in

Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...

, in the city of

Navoiy Navoiy ( ; ) is a city and the capital of Navoiy Region in the central part of Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Tinchlik, Navoiy, Tinchlik. The city is named after Alisher Navoiy. ...

. When he was four years old, the family moved to Dzhankoy,

Crimea Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...

. He studied political science at the Odesa National University. In November 2013, Dzhelal became a deputy of

Refat Chubarov Refat Abdurahman oglu Chubarov (born 22 September 1957) is a Crimean politician and public figure, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement in Ukraine and worldwide. Biography Chubarov was born on 22 September 1957 in Samarkand, Uzbek S ...

, chairman of the

. In August 2021, Nariman was a participant of the Crimea Platform international summit in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

. He was detained after returning home in September. 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 August 23, 2021, near

Simferopol Simferopol ( ), also known as Aqmescit, is the second-largest city on the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, but controlled by Russia. It is considered the cap ...

. On September 21, 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.

References

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