Russia continues the illegal practice of staging Ukrainian citizens on its territory: it became known about the staging of Crimean Tatar political prisoners Nariman Dzhelyal, Aziz and Asan Akhtemovikh, said Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine strongly condemns the forced transfer of illegally convicted Ukrainian citizens from temporarily occupied Crimea to Russia and calls on the international community to introduce new sanctions restrictions against officials involved in the persecution of Ukrainian citizens.
Russian Court Rejects Appeals Of Crimean Tatar Leader, Co-Defendants Against Prison Terms globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A court in Russia has rejected appeals filed by Crimean Tatar leader Nariman Dzhelyal and two activists brothers Aziz and Asan Akhmetov against prison terms handed to them in September on a sabotage charge that Kyiv and rights groups call politically motivated.