The European Union condemned the mass searches of Crimean Tatars in the occupied Crimea on July 7, and since they were carried out in accordance with Russian law, they are illegal under international law. This statement is published on the website of the entity.
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“The European Union considers their detention to be politically motivated and, since it was carried out in accordance with Russian law by the Russian authorities on the territory of Ukraine, it is illegal in accordance with international law. The European Union does not recognize the application of Russian law in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and expects immediate release all illegally detained Ukrainians”,- the report said.
The EU requires Russia to stop pressure on the Crimean Tatar people and provide full, free and unlimited access to international human rights defenders to all of Ukraine, including Crimea and Sevastopol.
“The European Union has steadily supported the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders”,- the statement emphasized.
We remind that on July 7, Russian security forces conducted mass searches in the dwellings of Crimean Tatars in the Bakhchisaray, Krasnohvardiiske and Simferopol regions of the occupied Crimea. Seven people were detained. All of them were taken to the FSB in Simferopol. On July 7, the so-called Kyiv District Court of Simferopol sent under house arrest a disabled person of the first group, Oleksandr Syzykov. On July 8, the so-called Kyiv District Court of the occupied Crimea chose a preventive measure for Ismet Ibrahimov, Zekirya Muratov and Vadym Bektemyrov in the form of detention.