Chubarov announces formation of ‘Chiygoz list’
Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov has announced the launch of formation of the so-called “Chiygoz list.”
The list will include the names of those responsible for political persecution of the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians, he posted on Facebook.
“We start to form the ‘Chiygoz list’ – the list of those responsible for political persecution of the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians, for their detention in custody and other repressions. You are welcome to write right here or in personal messages. Please, indicate the first name, patronymic name and last name of the suggested person, the job title and brief description of reasons,” Chubarov wrote.
As reported, defendant in the “case of February 26” Ahtem Chiygoz faces 8-15 years in prison. Ali Asanov, Mustafa Degermendzhi, as wells as a number of defendants in the case not under arrest – Eskender Kantemirov, Eskender Emirvaliev, Arsen Yunusov – face a sentence of up to 8 years in prison. Earlier, defendants in the case and Talat Yunusov and Eskender Nebiev, pleaded guilty, were sentenced to 2.5 years of probation.
They are accused of participating in riots near the building of the Crimean Parliament on February 26, 2014. Then, two protesters were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of the Russian authorities.
February 15, “prosecutor of Crimea” Natalia Poklonskaya filed a lawsuit to ban the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars.
