On Tuesday, April 20, MP from the European Solidarity faction Volodymyr Ariev at the EuroNest parliamentary assembly, in his speech as part of “MP, help the Crimean political prisoners!”, Informed the international community about the violation of the rights of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people in Crimea. He drew attention to the practice of persecuting entire families, citing the example of the Omerov family, in which all men – Enver Omerov – a father, Riza Omerov – a son and Rustem Ismailov – a son-in-law – were arrested for far-fetched reasons.
The MP called on the international community to express its support to all Crimean Tatars who are illegally detained in Russian pre-trial detention centers and prisons.
We remind that,the International Movement for the De-occupation of Crimea and Solidarity with the Crimean Tatar People #LIBERATECRIMEA within the framework of the international campaign Atalık (Godfather) launched the campaign Deputy, Help the Prisoners of the Kremlin! within the framework of which the activists called on Ukrainian MPs to take patronage over Crimeans who were arrested or persecuted by the Russian invaders.
On February 24, during the round table Crimean Platform: the path to the de-occupation of Crimea organized by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, De-occupation and Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, MP from the Voice faction Solomiia Bobrovska publicly supported the campaign and took two political prisoners: the defendant involved in the so-called Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case Refat Alimov, as well as Halyna Dovhopola, who is accused of espionage.
On March 10, MP from the European Solidarity faction Volodymyr Ariev also publicly supported the campaign MP, help the prisoners of the Kremlin! and took under his patronage three political prisoners: the defendant in the so-called first Simferopol Hizb ut-Tahrir case Rustem Ismailov, as well as the defendants in the so-called Bilohirsk Hizb ut-Tahrir case – Enver Omerov and Riza Omerov.