With Russia having first invaded Crimea, then set to putting those who object on trial for ‘separatism’, the ‘acquittal’ of Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Ilmi Umerov seems most improbable. Moscow will surely find ‘judges’ ready to provide the required sentence. What it cannot achieve is any passable imitation of a trial, with this becoming clearer with every court hearing.
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Halya Coynash: Russia’s trial of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov chokes on hilariously inept lies
A picture taken on Feb. 12, 2015 shows Mejlis member Ilmi Umerov, former head of the Bakhchysaray's district, looking on during an interview with AFP in Bakhchysaray.
