{"id":52721,"date":"2016-04-25T12:34:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T12:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=42407"},"modified":"2016-04-25T12:37:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T09:37:19","slug":"42407-top-5-news-on-crimea-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/42407-top-5-news-on-crimea-8","title":{"rendered":"TOP 5 news on Crimea over\u00a0April 18, 2016 \u2013 April 24, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Two Crimean Tatars placed under 2-month arrest
\n<\/strong>April 19, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

– Under a warrant issued by Simferopol\u2019s Kiev District Court, Refat Jeparov and Arsen Alimov<\/a>, two Crimean Tatars charged with membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organization banned in the Russian Federation, have been placed under a 2-month arrest.<\/p>\n

– Simferopol\u2019s Kiev District Court ruled that Refat Jeparov and Arsen Alimov be held in detention for two months until June 18, 2016. The prosecution explained the arrest by the fact that investigation is currently underway.<\/p>\n

– It was reported earlier that after an April 18 raid in the village of Krasnokamenka, police arrested two local residents on charges of membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organization banned in the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n

2. Journalists\u2019 homes raided in Crimea
\n<\/strong>April 20, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

– On the morning of April 20, Russian police raided a home of Crimean journalist Zair Akadyrov, despite his not being in at the time.<\/a>\u00a0Zair Akadyrov\u2019s parents watched balaclava-wearing and machine gun-wielding men doing a thorough search of the house, looking for some documents.<\/p>\n

– Following the search, Russia\u2019s FSS (Federal Security Service) branch in Crimea summoned the journalist for questioning. However, Zair Akadyrov said he would only show up for questioning after consulting his lawyer.<\/p>\n

– April 19, 2016 saw massive searches of Crimean journalists\u2019 homes take place in Crimea.<\/p>\n

– Acting on a search warrant issued by Crimea\u2019s Prosecutor General, police raided the home of journalist Nikolay Semeny, <\/a>a native of Crimea and journalist with Radio Freedom\u2019s Crimean Realities website. Citing Article 280.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, Crimea\u2019s Prosecutor General Natalia Poklonskaya initiated criminal proceedings against the journalist on the trumped-up charges of encroachment on Russia\u2019s territorial integrity and extremism.<\/p>\n

– As a pre-trial measure of restraint, Nikolay Semeny was made to sign a written pledge not to leave his home town. In addition to searching Semeny\u2019s home, Russian police also conducted searches in the houses of seven other Crimean journalists in Simferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta.<\/p>\n

– The decision was made by the investigator because the pre-trial measure of restraint was not related to deprivation of liberty.<\/p>\n

3. Akhtem Chiygoz\u2019s detention term extended again
\n<\/strong>April 21, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

The prosecution made a motion to extend Akhtem Chiygoz\u2019s detention term until May 22.<\/a><\/p>\n

– Ever since criminal proceedings were initiated against him for his involvement in \u2018February 26 riots\u2019, Akhtem Chiygoz has not had his detention term, which is due to expire on May 5, extended. Therefore, the investigator tried to get the judges to increase Chiygoz\u2019s detention term by a term exceeding the duration of investigation, which is unacceptable. According to the investigator, he made a motion to extend the investigation term and sent it to Moscow, but received no reply yet when a court hearing is to be held.<\/p>\n

– Judge Gurin partially sustained the investigator\u2019s motion, leaving Akhtem Chiygoz in custody until May 5.<\/p>\n

– The judge cited Chiygoz\u2019s \u2018maintaining relations with Chubarov and Jemilev, leaders of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, who, while in Ukraine, have been actively engaged in anti-Russian activities aimed at destabilizing the political situation in the Republic of Crimea\u2019 as a major reason for extending Chiygoz\u2019s detention term.<\/p>\n

It was reported earlier that three of the six men charged with February 26, 2014 riots outside the Crimean Parliament – Akhtem Chiygoz, Mustafa Degermendzhi and Ali Asanov<\/a> – have been held in custody at Simferopol\u2019s pre-trial detention center #1, while another three – Eskender Cantemir, Arsen Yunusov and Eskender Emirvaliev \u2013 are awaiting their sentences at home after being released on bail.<\/p>\n

4. Police raided mosque in Crimea
\n<\/strong>April 22, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

– After a Friday prayer on April 22, 2016, police surrounded a mosque in Sevastopol, forcing everyone inside to show their IDs and mobile phones.<\/a><\/p>\n

– Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, disagreed with the Council of Europe\u2019s recently released report on the human rights situation in Crimea, saying that of all religious denominations in Crimea Russian police have only been searching Muslims\u2019 homes. According to him, the banning of the Mejlis \u2018is the best proof of the Russian authorities waging a war of extermination against the Crimean Tatar people\u2019.<\/p>\n

5. PACE in favor of sanctions against individuals responsible for repression in Crimea
\n<\/strong>April 22, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

– The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution urging to introduce targeted sanctions against individuals responsible<\/a> for political persecution in Russian-occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n

– Sanctions against individuals responsible for criminal persecution of Nadezhda Savchenko and Akhtem Chiygoza, violations of Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians\u2019 rights, as well as political persecution of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, will be introduced by the PACE\u2019s 46 member countries<\/p>\n

– The PACE condemned the Russian authorities\u2019 recent decision to ban the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people as an allegedly extremist organization. According to the PACE, the decision runs counter to international standards and demonstrates a systematic violation of the rights of Crimean Tatars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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