Russian-imposed police in Ukraine's Moscow-annexed Crimea on August 24 detained six Crimean Tatars on charges of organizing a terrorist group and participating in its activities. Three of the charged, Ruslan Asanov, Remzi Nemetulayev, and Ametkhan Umerov were sent by a de facto court in Simferopol on August 25 to pretrial detention for at least two months. The three men pleaded not guilty. The other three, Seydamet Mustafayev, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, and Eldar Yakubov, are awaiting a court decision on their restrictions. Since illegally annexing Crimea in 2014, Russia has imposed pressure on Crimean Tatars, many of whom openly protested the annexation. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Crimea.Realities, click here.
Six Crimean Tatars Detained By De Facto Authorities In Russian-Annexed Crimea
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