Russian forces raid homes of ten Crimean Tatars in occupied peninsula
On March 5, Russian security forces searched the homes of 10 Crimean Tatars in the temporarily occupied Crimea, namely in Bakhchysarai and Dzhankoy district.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported this on Telegram.
"At dawn today, Russian security forces broke into the houses of 10 Crimean Tatars in Bakhchysarai and Dzhankoy district. Among them are religious figures and activists of the Crimean Solidarity public association," he said.
According to Lubinets, illegal searches were conducted in the following activists' residences:
- Rustem Osmanov,
- Aziz Azizov,
- Memet Lyumanov,
- Mustafa Abduramanov,
- Remzi Kurtnezirov,
- Vait Mustafaev,
- Ali Mamutova,
- Arsen Kashka,
- Enver Khalilaev,
- Nariman Ametov.
Photo: Telegram / Lubinets
The ombudsman informed that the former imam Kurtnezirov is an elderly man and has a disability of the second group.
"He has coronary heart disease and diabetes, and the right side of his body is inactive. During the search, he became ill: his blood pressure rose sharply, and an ambulance had to be called. However, Ramzi Kurtnezirov was taken along with others to the so-called "Crimea Federal Security Service Office" in Simferopol," Lubinets said.
According to him, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights received information from the Crimean lawyers that all ten Crimean Tatars were previously charged with the article "organization of the activities of a terrorist organization and participation in the activities of such an organization."
He emphasized that Russia once again defiantly disregards the norms of international humanitarian law.
"Illegal searches and detentions of civilians in the temporarily occupied territory are a crime against humanity for national and international justice mechanisms. The real goal of the occupier is to destroy any manifestations of resistance and solidarity in the Ukrainian Crimea," the ombudsman said.
Lubinets is convinced that the international community should step up efforts and increase pressure on the Russian Federation to stop its gross violations of human rights in Crimea and to immediately and unconditionally release all illegally detained Ukrainian citizens.
For reference:
In 2014, Russia occupied the Crimean peninsula, resulting in over 5,000 recorded human rights violations. The majority of these violations targeted the Crimean Tatars.
In total, 9,006 human rights violations were recorded in the temporarily occupied Crimea for 2017-2023, of which almost 6,400 were against representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people.
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