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| In Simferopol, mass arrests 40 near FSB building |
| 2021-09-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] In the annexed Crimea in Simferopol, near the building of the Russian FSB, more than 40 people were detained trying to find out the whereabouts of five Crimean Tatars taken away by security forces. This was announced by the Crimean Solidarity on Saturday, September 4. "Near the FSB building on Franko Street in Simferopol, 40 people were detained. Among them are both men and women," the message on the Facebook page says. In addition, two civilian journalists, Ayder Kadyrov and Nuri Abdurashitov, working for the Crimean Solidarity and Grani.ru were detained. The chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov said on Facebook that among the detainees were the chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Kurultay of the Crimean Tatar people and a member of the Mejlis Lemmar Yunusov. Earlier on Saturday, it became known that after searches in Crimea, five Crimean Tatars were taken away in an unknown direction : Eldar Odamanov, Nariman Dzhelyalov, Aziz Akhtemov, Asan Akhtemov and Shevket Useinov. Relatives and lawyers are making attempts to find the missing, but to date, the whereabouts of none of the detainees is known. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expressed a strong protest in connection with the next illegal searches and detentions in Crimea. And President Vladimir Zelensky regards the searches and detentions in Crimea as a reaction of the Russian Federation to the start of the Crimean platform. He demanded the release of the detainees. |
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