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MFA Ukraine on “sentences” to four Crimean Tatars: “null and void”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its protest in connection with the handing down of illegitimate sentences on terrorism charges to four Crimean Tatars by a puppet court in Rostov-on-Don on May 31, 2023.
That’s according to a commentary issued on the ministry’s website, Ukrinform reports.
Jebbar Bekirov was sentenced by the so-called "court" to 17 years in a high-security colony, with the first four years to be served in prison. Activists Rustem Tairov, Rustem Murasov, and Zavur Abdullayev received 12 years of imprisonment each, with the first four years ruled to be served in prison.
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These latest falsified, null and void "sentences" only show that Russia is resorting to all kinds of crimes in the temporarily occupied territories with the aim of “destroying centers of freedom of thought and religion that remain beyond the control of their punitive bodies.”
“Violence and repression cannot be the answer to the right to express one's beliefs and defend one's identity,” MFA Ukraine stressed.
The ministry called on Ukraine's international partners, including within the framework of the International Crimea Platform, “to condemn the repressive campaigns run by the Russian Federation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and the practice of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights.”
The Ukrainian citizens were detained in August 2021 in temporarily occupied Crimea on politically motivated charges in the case of the so-called "Second Sevastopol Group of Hizb ut-Tahrir". They were arrested and accused of "terrorist activities."
Three people killed in enemy shelling of Donetsk region.
In the Donetsk region, Russian invaders shelled the villages of Udachne and Kurakhivka, killing three people and wounding another one.
Ukrainian PM, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer discuss Ukraine’s power equipment needs.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt have discussed Ukraine’s power equipment needs.
No talks possible with Russia on Crimea
There can be no negotiations with Russia regarding Crimea so Ukraine continues to work within the framework of the Crimea Platform so that the problem of the temporary occupation of the peninsula remains on the radar of the international community.
Air defense forces down Russian missile over Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the Kryvyi Rih district of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, an Air Force Command East unit destroyed a Russian cruise missile.
Britain's aid to Ukraine already over $2.5B
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom has provided unprecedented aid to Ukraine, being one of the key donors of direct budget support worth more than $2.5 billion.
Rishi Sunak travels to Poland for cooperation talks with NATO members - Ukraine war.
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Major clean-up operation continues in Dubai as locals try to get back to normality after freak flood.
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Flipping the Script: Autistic musicians speak about performing as part of ASD Band.
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