The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the decision to declare the activity of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People as extremist and recognize its ban, the UNIAN reports.
“The Judicial board delivered the judgement to confirm the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea dated April 26 and not satisfy the appeal of the public association of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people,” the agency quotes the judge.
The representative of the prosecutor’s office justified the necessity to ban the Mejlis with the fact that its leaders didn’t recognized the annexation of the peninsula by Russia and were demanding to return it to Ukraine and the events it held (meetings and motor rallies) fall under the definition of extremism.
“The most widely known meeting of the Mejlis aimed at hindering the normal work of representative and executive bodies of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was held on February 26, 2014, when 79 people were injured and two of them died as a result of their injuries during the unsanctioned meeting organized by its leaders,” the Russian prosecutor said.
The decision to ban the Mejlis enters into force.
It is noted that the Mejlis was found guilty of civil blockade of Crimea as well as of calls to boycott the ‘elections’ to the State Duma occupants held on the peninsula.
As a reminder, on April 26, 2016, the occupation Supreme Court of Crimea declared the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people as extremist organization and prohibited its activity in the Russian Federation. The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation also included the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people in the list of organizations, the operation of which has been suspended due to their extremist activities.
