Russia’s second ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir trial’ of Crimean Tatars is drawing to an end with heavy sentences likely despite absurd charges and proof only that all four recognized political prisoners are devout Muslims. The prosecution’s case was so weak that they resorted to showing video footage from 2006, although this too demonstrated no more than that one of the men had disagreed with the Mufti of Crimea who now, 12 years later, is collaborating with the occupation regime.
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Halya Coynash: Russian prosecutor demands huge sentences ‘on fantasy charges’ for 4 Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars pray inside a mosque during the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Yevpatoria, Crimea, on Sept. 24, 2015.
