Crimean court keeps Chiygoz in custody until October 8

Having considered the complaint about custody extension, the Russian-controlled Supreme Court of Crimea left Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Akhtem Chiygoz in custody until October 8.

This was stated by Chiygoz’s lawyer Nikolai Polozov, Crimea.Realities portal reports.

“The court hearing on Akhtem Chiygoz’s complaint about custody was very quickly. The judges passed all the stages in 20 minutes and went to the jury room… And left him in custody,” Polozov wrote on Twitter.

As a reminder, after the Crimean peninsula had been annexed by Russia, the Crimean Tatar activists started to be tried for participation in the rally on February 26, 2014 in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

“Memorial” Russian human rights centre recognized defendants in the “case of February 26” Akhtem Chiygoz, Ali Asanov, and Mustafa Degermendzhi, held in custody, as political prisoners.

July 20, during the closed hearing, the court divided the “case of February 26” into two separate cases: the case of Akhtem Chiygoz and the case of other defendants.

July 21, the court prolonged the custodial term for Chiygoz until October 8.