The attack on the Majlis of the Crimean Tatars

On  16 September  the building  of the Mejlis  of the Crimean Tatars in Simferopol was cordoned off the gunners , and  was searched. No one  is let inside and not let out. The search takes place also in the  editorial office of the Crimean Tatar newspaper "Avdet", which is located in the building of Parliament, according to local sources.

In the morning, the search took place in the apartment and a member of the Majlis of the Crimean Tatar people Eskender Bariyev. His  computer equipment was seized.

 In the building of  Majlis  they are seeking  for Islamic literature, and seize documents, said Kurtseit Abdullayev, a member of the Crimean Tatars Kurultaj. According to him, the search is related to the fact that Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars urged to boycott the elections, which were held in the annexed Crimea on Sunday.

"They intimidate the Crimean Tatar people, because Majlis is a single representative body of the Crimean Tatar people," said Abdullayev. On Monday, the building of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people was attacked.  Three masked men blocked the door, and one up the pipe to the flag of Ukraine, which was installed on the front, and tore it down.

Meanwhile, the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, Refat Chubarov said that the elections  in Crimea appointed  by the occupation authorities  boycotted  not only the Crimean Tatars, but also representatives of other nationalities. -02D-