Occupation authorities of Crimea prosecute 294 citizens in criminal cases, 196 of them are Crimean Tatars – Crimean Tatar Resource Center

Eskender Bariiev, Chairman of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, said this during the International Forum of the Crimea Platform Expert Network “Foreseeing the Future: Expert`s View”.

“According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, the occupation authorities in Crimea have detained and are prosecuting 294 citizens, 196 of whom are representatives of the Crimean Tatar people. 175 people are currently imprisoned, 117 of them are representatives of the Crimean Tatar people. This proves once again that since 2014 Crimean Tatars have clearly stated their position,” he said.