The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ultimately banned the activities of the Mejlis in Russia

The radio Liberty journalist, Anton Naumlyuk being present at the hearing said that a decision to ban the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people on the territory of the Russian Federation was made.

«The Supreme Court has confirmed a ban of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people. Appeal is dismissed», Naumlyuk wrote on Twitter.

As the newsblog «15 Minutes» informed, the Supreme Court of Russia in Moscow today has considered an appeal against the decision of «the Crimean court» to ban the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people.

A story of struggling between the Mejlis and the Russian and «the Crimean» authorities was next: on February 15 the first deputy of the Mejlis, Nariman Dzhelyal was invited to the occupation Crimean prosecutor's office and «the prosecutor» of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya handed him a copy of the claim to ban the activities of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people. Meanwhile the occupants referred to the law «on Countering Extremist Activity».

«A law suit» on this case was started on March 3.

On April 18 the Ministry of Justice without waiting for the «court’s» decision had already included the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people to a list of nongovernmental public associations and religious organizations whose activities were suspended on grounds of its extremism.

On April 26, the so-called Crimean Supreme Court recognized the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people as an extremist organization and banned its activities. The appeal to that decision was filed and it was considered by the Supreme Court of Russia.

Earlier the European Parliament spoke in support of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people that pointed out a persecution of the representative body of the Crimean Tatars in both two resolutions. It was also stated at the open forum of the United Nations Indigenous Peoples about the inadmissibility of banning the Mejlis that was called «a public organization» by Russia. The Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council called numerously to stop the persecution of the Crimean Tatars.