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Reşat Amet (, , ; 24 January 1975 – 15 March 2014) was a Crimean Tatar
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posthumously awarded the title
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(2017).


Abduction and death

On 3 March 2014, Reşat initiated a solitary and peaceful protest against the occupation of Crimea by Russian troops. During his protest in front of the Crimean Council of Ministers building in
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 ...
's Lenin Square, he was abducted by three unidentified men in military uniform from the "Crimean self-defense" detachments who took him away. On 15 March 2014, Reşat's body was found by the police in a forest near the village of Zemlianychne in
Bilohirsk Raion Bilohirsk Raion (, , ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, currently occupied by Russian Federation. Population: This landlocked region is situated in the foothills of the central Crimea. The raion's administrative centre is the historical town ...
about 60 kilometres east of the Crimean capital. The body bore marks of violence and torture, with the head bound with duct-tape and the legs shackled. A pair of handcuffs was lying near the body. According to Resat's brother, Refat Amet (Ametov), the cause of death was a stab wound resulting from a knife or a similar pointed object penetrating the eye. Reşat's murder remains unsolved. Reşat was buried on 18 March 2014 at the Abdalı Muslim Cemetery of Simferopol. He left behind his young wife, Zarina, and three children.


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