Halya Coynash: Court in Russian-occupied Crimea orders arrest of Mustafa Dzhemiliev
Mustafa Dzhemilev, historical leader of the (FILES) Crimean Tatar National Movement and former Soviet dissident speaks to journalists during his interview for AFP in Kyiv on May 6, 2014.
Almost two years after Russia banned world-renowned Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemiliev from his native Crimea, a court in Simferopol has ordered his arrest. In applying for the detention order, the prosecutor argued not only that there were three charges against the Ukrainian national under Russia’s Criminal Code, but that Mustafa Dzhemiliev "is hiding from the investigators and the court."
