The US state Department urged Russia to immediately release Umerov
The United States is deeply concerned about the conviction and two year imprisonment of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov in Russian-occupied Crimea. This was reported in the U.S. Department of State. “He was convicted for his opposition to the attempt of annexation of Russia in the Crimea and given a more harsh sentence than requested Russia’s occupation Prosecutor,” – said in the message. Besides, the Ministry statement said about the “past injustice” in the case Umerov, in particular a few […]
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