The building of the Crimea Tatars' self-governing body, the Mejlis, has been impounded by Russia's Federal Bailiffs Service. Some 15 bailiffs arrived at the Mejlis on Sept. 18 and requested all people to leave in accordance with a Simferopol court ruling that all property and bank accounts of the Qirim (Crimea) Foundation - including the Mejlis building - be impounded.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russian officials impound Crimean Tatars’ assembly
Armed men stand guard in front of the entrance of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (the single highest executive-representative body of the Crimean Tatars) in Simferopol on Sept. 16, 2014.
