Reşat Amet
Ukrainian human rights activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reşat Amet (Crimean Tatar: Reşat Medatoğlu Ametov, Russian: Решат Медатович Аметов, Ukrainian: Решат Мідатович Аметов; 24 January 1975 – 15 March 2014) was a Crimean Tatar activist posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine (2017).[1][2][3][4]
Reşat Amet | |
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| Reşat Medatoğlu Ametov Решат Медатович Аметов Решат Мідатович Аметов | |
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| Born | 24 January 1975 Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Disappeared | 3 March 2014 (aged 39) Lenin Square, Simferopol, Crimea |
| Status | Found dead 15 March 2014 (aged 39) |
| Body discovered | Zemlyanychne, Bilohirsk Raion, Crimea, Ukraine |
| Resting place | Simferopol Abdalı Muslim Cemetery |
| Nationality | Crimean Tatar |
| Spouse | Zarina Amet (Ametova) |
| Children | 3 |
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's Lenin Square, he was abducted by three unidentified men in military uniform from the "Crimean self-defense" detachments who took him away.[1]
On 15 March 2014, Reşat's body was found by the police in a forest near the village of Zemlianychne in Bilohirsk Raion 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.[1] 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.[5] Reşat's murder remains unsolved.[2][6]
Reşat was buried on 18 March 2014 at the Abdalı Muslim Cemetery of Simferopol. He left behind his young wife, Zarina, and three children.[7]
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