THE MEJLIS IS CALLING TO MAIDAN

For the first time since 2014, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people calls on the residents of the occupied peninsula to mass protests.

The Presidium of the Mejlis issued a statement condemning the mobilization of Crimeans into the Russian army and called for resistance. Here are the main theses of the appeal:

▪️Calling Crimeans to war against Ukraine is a gross violation of the Geneva Convention of 1949, Article 51

▪️The Russian Federation fully prepared for mobilization before its announcement

▪️Among those mobilized in Crimea, in some areas the number of Crimean Tatars reaches 80-90%

▪️The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people communicates with the Ukrainian leadership, Western organizations and states on the issue of mobilization in Crimea

▪️The Mejlis calls to argue against mobilization

▪️Go exclusively to the main square in Simferopol

▪️Start an open-ended action against mobilization on the central square on weekends at 12:00 p.m. and on weekdays at 5:00 p.m.

▪️Those who are being mobilized must refuse to fight against Ukraine

▪️Those who were mobilized - to lay down their arms and go over to the side of Ukraine

▪️The Russian system will collapse

The full text of the appeal by the chairman of the Mejlis, Refat Chubarov, was published on his Facebook page.