The Mejlis submitted an application to hold a rally on May 18 in Simferopol
On Tuesday, the Mejlis submitted a notification to the administration of Simferopol to hold a funeral meeting on May 18 from 13.00 to 18.00 dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.
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This was reported by the press service of the national body.
According to her, the planned venue for the rally is the area from the territory of the Palace of Culture of Trade Unions along the pedestrian zone located along the street. Kievskaya to the Salgir River. If, for objective reasons, it is impossible to hold a funeral meeting in the specified place, according to the notification, the Mejlis will consider a reasonable proposal from the authorities to change the location of the action.
The estimated number of participants for the event is 5000 people.
When holding a funeral meeting, it is planned to use only Crimean Tatar national symbols.
It was also decided that regional mejlises, together with Crimean Tatar public organizations, should apply within the established deadlines for holding mourning rallies and prayers, as well as other prayers, on May 18, 2015 in regional centers, towns and cities of Crimea at the sites where memorial stones and monuments to victims of deportation were installed. holding public events in places.
Funeral events in the regions begin at 08.00 and end at 10.00.
The Mejlis has filed an application to hold a rally on May 18 in Simferopol.