The Investigative Committee for Crimea opened a criminal case against Chubarov
A criminal case has been opened in Crimea against the leader of the Mejlis, banned in the Russian Federation, Refat Chubarov, who is charged with organizing mass riots accompanied by violence.
This was reported by the official website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol have opened a criminal case against the 62-year-old chairman of the public association “Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People” Refat Chubarov, who is charged with organizing mass riots accompanied by violence (Part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code RF),” the message says.
According to the Investigative Committee, evidence has now been received of Chubarov’s involvement in the direct organization of mass riots near the building of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in February 2014.
“It was established that on February 25, 2014, Chubarov, being aware of an extraordinary meeting of the session of deputies of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where it was planned to consider the issue of the report of the republican government, in order to disrupt the meeting, instructed his deputy Akhtem Chiygoz to organize mass riots near the building of the Supreme Council and personally lead supporters of the Majlis participating in them.
In pursuance of Chubarov’s instructions, supporters of the organization, using force with previously prepared sticks and wooden batons, tried to push the protesting citizens, members and supporters of the political party “Russian Unity” away from the government building, the Investigative Committee reported.
The department notes that as a result of the mass riots organized by Chubarov, at least 80 Crimeans were injured of varying degrees of severity, two of whom, a man and a woman, died.
“In September 2017, by the verdict of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea, Akhtem Chiygoz was found guilty of organizing mass riots and sentenced to 8 years in prison to be served in a general regime correctional colony. A number of members of the “Majlis” were found guilty by a court verdict of participating in mass riots, and they were all given punishments depending on the degree of guilt,” the Investigative Committee recalled.
Currently, the government agency clarified, as part of the criminal investigation, victims, witnesses and eyewitnesses of those events have been identified and interrogated.
In cooperation with authorized structures, all necessary work is being carried out to establish the circumstances of the crime committed and prevent destabilization on the territory of the peninsula.
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