MOSCOW – The Russian Justice Ministry has placed the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People on the list of organizations suspended on account of their extremist activities, the ministry spokesperson said.
“Today the list of public religious organizations suspended in connection with their extremist activities was extended to include the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People,” the spokesperson said in a statement obtained by Interfax on Monday.
The move comes after the Crimean prosecutor decided to suspend this public organization, the spokesperson said.
