Ruling against Mejlis sparks fears of renewed crackdown against peninsula’s ethnic minorityThe top court in Crimea has banned the ruling body of the Crimean Tatar community, the Mejlis, branding it an extremist organisation in the latest move against the peninsula’s ethnic minority.The supreme court of Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine last year, ruled in favour of a lawsuit lodged by the top prosecutor of the Black Sea peninsula, who had accused the Mejlis of illegal actions and “acts of sabotage” against the territory’s new Russian authorities. Related: No regrets over Ukraine split, but Crimeans want more love from Russia …read more
Source: The Guardian
