Lawyer Nikolai Polozov, who defends prominent figures of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, was released from the building of the Federal Security Service of Crimea in Simferopol. This was written on Twitter, journalist Anton Naumluk.
Earlier it was reported that Polozova was detained by FSB officers. He was delivered to the FSB for interrogation in the case of his own client, deputy chairman of the Mejlis Ilmi Umarov, accused of violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.
Polozov refused to answer questions. According to Naumluk, Polozov all the time in the building of the UFSB held in his hands a poster made by him, explaining why he did not answer.
According to Naumlyuk, Polozov regarding what happened as a abduction.
The lawyer explained to the Mediazone that the investigator’s decision on compulsory delivery “had no legal force”, since it was based on a court decision that had not yet entered into force, since Polozov filed an appeal.