Chubarov recognized the legitimacy of the Russian court in Crimea and is ready to be a witness in the case of his deputy
Ukrainian people's deputy and head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, banned in the Russian Federation, Refat Chubarov, who fled from Crimea, said that he was ready to act as a witness in the case of his deputy Akhtem Chiygoz, who is being tried in Crimea for organizing mass riots.
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Chubarov read out a statement in which he agreed to be called as a witness at a meeting of the Supreme Court of Crimea. He intends to hand over the document to Akhtem Chiygoz’s lawyer, Nikolai Polozov, when he arrives in Kyiv on May 19.
“I give my consent to be summoned to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea, which is prosecuting a criminal case against Chiygoz Akhtem Zeytullaevich, accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as a witness for the defense in the manner prescribed by Art. 456 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation,” he said.
Chubarov emphasized that he is one of those who can testify.
“Moreover, my name, if you read the materials of the court hearings, (appears. - Ed.) in each hearing dozens, if not hundreds, of times. The legislation of the Russian Federation provides for a mechanism that supposedly guarantees the immunity of my stay, provided that they officially call me. And I cannot but agree to take advantage of such a legal mechanism,” he noted.
Chubarov is the head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, which is recognized in the Russian Federation as an extremist organization.
Chiygoz was detained in January 2015 for participating in a rally in front of the building of the Supreme Council of Crimea on February 26, 2014. He is accused of organizing mass riots.