A Crimean Tatar activist was arrested in Simferopol on suspicion of possession of weapons and explosives
Until February 11, 2019, the judge of the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol, Valentina Kamynina, arrested 59-year-old Crimean Tatar activist Edem Bekirov, who was detained yesterday by Russian border guards while crossing the administrative border from the Kherson region to Crimea. Bekirov submitted medical documents to the court stating that he was a disabled person of the first group: 12 years ago, his right leg was amputated. Because of his diabetes, he needs to be bandaged twice a day.