The occupation authorities put Crimeans on trial in the case of Chelebidzhikhan

<b>Eskender Bariiev</b>, Chairman of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center and member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, reported on new cases of unjust sentences passed by the occupation courts in Crimea. Two Ukrainian citizens became victims of political persecution, accused of allegedly 'participating' in the public blockade of Crimea.

This was reported by Krym.Realii.

In particular, 62-year-old pensioner Osman Kadyrov from the village of Yarke Pole and 56-year-old cook<b> Eduard Asanov</b> from Krasnoperekopsk district were convicted under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Bariiev emphasized that the occupation authorities are using all possible resources to get closer to their goal - to imprison a significant number of people disloyal to the occupation regime as soon as possible. These people are being persecuted within the framework of the so-called 'Noman Chelebidzhikhan battalion case', which the Kremlin is illegally using to fabricate criminal proceedings against activists and pro-Ukrainian citizens, including Crimean Tatars, even those who participated in the peaceful civil blockade of the peninsula.

Human rights activists note that such verdicts are a clear indication of the continuation of systemic political repression and human rights violations in the occupied Crimea aimed at intimidating the local population.

As a reminder, the occupying authorities in the occupied Crimea continue to persecute Crimean Tatars in the 'Noman Chelebidzhikhan battalion cases'. The women are accused of involvement in an alleged "illegal armed group" that is considered a terrorist organization in Russia.

Recently, it became known about the arrests in absentia of two more Crimean Tatars from the Genichesk district - <b>Amina Kadyr</b> and <b>Elmira Umerova</b>, who had previously received suspended sentences. Bariiev emphasizes that the Russian authorities need only the slightest suspicion to detain and arrest a person for involvement in the battalion. It can even be a simple drive by or a casual glance at the area where the battalion members were located.

Катерина Глушко