EU imposes sanctions against security officials and judges from Crimea

Sanctions have been imposed on those involved in the cases of journalist Yesipenko and leaders of the extremist "Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People." The EU has accused security officials and judges of "violating human rights" because of these cases

The European Union has added six Russians from among the employees of the courts, prosecutors and the FSB in Crimea to the sanctions list, five of them were connected with the case of journalist Vladislav Yesipenko, who was sentenced to six years in prison on charges of working for Ukrainian intelligence. The list was published in the official journal of the EU.

The following were subject to restrictions:

Deputy Prosecutor of the Simferopol District Elena Podolnaya - she requested 11 years in prison for Yesipenko, according to the statement on sanctions; FSB officer Denis Korovin - "took part in the torture" of the journalist, according to Brussels; Judge of the Simferopol District COURT Dlyaver Berberov - announced the verdict against Yesipenko; FSB investigator Vitaly Vlasov - led the investigation into the case of the journalist, as well as one of the leaders of the "Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People" (an extremist organization banned in RUSSIA) Nariman Dzhelyalov, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sabotage on a gas pipeline; Judge of the Supreme Court of Crimea Viktor Krapko - took part in the proceedings in the cases of Yesipenko and Dzhelyalov; Prosecutor Anastasia Supryaga participated in the cases of Dzhelyalov, as well as another leader of the Mejlis, Akhtem Chiyngoz, who received eight years in prison in the case of riots near the Crimean parliament in 2014 (in 2017, he was extradited to Turkey).

The EU calls the cases against the convicted individuals “politically motivated” and holds those sanctioned responsible for “human rights violations.”

The FSB reported Yesipenko's arrest in Crimea in March 2021. The intelligence agency said he was collecting information about various objects in the region in the interests of Ukrainian intelligence. According to the FSB, an explosive device was found on Yesipenko.

The journalist called his case political and insisted that the bomb was planted on him. He also noted that he confessed after being tortured and later retracted it. He was sentenced in February 2022.

Dzhelyalov received his term in September last year. He was convicted along with two other defendants in the case of the explosion of a gas pipeline in the village of Perevalnoye, Simferopol district, which occurred in August 2021. The FSB claimed that the sabotage was carried out with the assistance of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, with Dzhelyalov acting as an intermediary.

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Akhtem Chiyngoz, who held the post of deputy chairman of the Mejlis, was arrested in early 2015 and in September 2017 received a prison term on charges of organizing riots near the walls of the Crimean parliament in February 2014. The investigation indicated that during the action, representatives of the Russian Unity and Self-Defense of the Republic of Crimea movements were beaten, and the parliament building, which was stormed by supporters of the Mejlis, suffered damage worth 600 thousand rubles.