Akhtem Chiygoz
A decade of repressions: Crimean Tatars and Ukrainains targeted in Russia’s brutal crackdown on dissent
Amnesty International stated that with international crimes, Russia has attempted to change the ethnic makeup of Crimea while suppressing non-Russian identities on the peninsula, including through restricting education in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages, attacking religious minorities, stifling media and culture, as well as undermining representative institutions and abusing the criminal justice system
Chiygoz’s judges refuse to attach the report of human rights defenders to the case
Chiygoz challenged the court once again...
Only one person from more than 200 interrogated testified against Chiygoz in the court – Polozov
Even members of the “people’s militia” have not testified against Chiygoz
In occupied Crimea the court extended the term of arrest of Chiygoz for additional three months
The panel of judges led by Victor Zinkovyi ignored the statement of lawyer Oleksandr Lisovuy about the fact that detention based only on the gravity of charges contradicts the recommendations and practice of the European Court of Human Rights
In the trial of Chiygoz the so-called senators of Crimea gave conflicting testimonies
The court has questioned Sergei Tsekov and Olga Kovitidi as witnesses
Dying mother of Chiygoz must visit him in the SIZO herself – the decision of the Crimean authorities
Lawyer Polozov called this situation a blasphemy
MFA demands from Russia to allow Chiygoz to meet his ill mother
Mother of Akhtem Chiygoz is at death
In the trial of Chiygoz, the defense filed a request for the interrogation of Chubarov
This request was a surprise for the judges
Witness in “Chiygoz case” told who is actually behind the riots on February 26
Approximately at 12 am, five or six people with military bearings appeared at the pro-Russian rally, they were hiding unknown items, which resembled sticks, under their jackets...
Chiygoz and Polozov removed from court hearing on consideration of their complaints
Judges acted prejudiced, deliberately scandalous and aggressive
During the court hearing Chiygoz expressed his distrust in the Prosecutor
For “blatantly biased approach and unwillingness to see the obvious”
Court extended arrest of Chiygoz until April 2017
Mykola Polozov, Chiygoz’s lawyer, informed about this on his Facebook page
Custodial term of Chiygoz extended until January 8
The court in occupied Crimea has extended custodial term of Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis Akhtem Chiygoz until January 2017
Crimean activist Chiygoz did not hear victims participating in trial via videoconference
The lawyers’ motion on the need for the presence of Akhtem Chiygoz in the courtroom was again rejected
Chiygoz sends open letter from Crimean remand prison
I have been staying in a remand prison in Simferopol for 18 months already
Some victims in Chiygoz case know nothing about his role in ‘crime’ – lawyer
Nikolai Polozov, the lawyer of Chiygoz, said this to Crimea.Realities portal, commenting on the hearing of the Russian-controlled Supreme Court of the annexed Crimea on August 30
Akhtem Chiygoz not Allowed into Courtroom
Judges do not even consider these petitions. They believe that they have decided this issue once and for all
Crimean court keeps Chiygoz in custody until October 8
The court hearing on Akhtem Chiygoz’s complaint about custody was very quickly
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