A YEAR AFTER: MAIN VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CRIMEA PART 4 On March 21, 2014, Russia adopted the law of the Russian Federation No. 6-FKZ on the inclusion of the Crimea into the Russian Federation. The law itself came into force on 1 April, 2014, so Russia recognizes its jurisdiction in the Crimea from that day. Despite this, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation began to institute criminal proceedings for the events that occurred before April 1, and are not in the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, according to Article 70 of Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 on protection of civilians during war, an occupying power shall not arrest, prosecute or convict protected persons for acts committed or opinions expressed before the occupation or during a temporary in- terruption thereof, with the exception of breaches of the laws and customs of war. In January 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation instituted criminal proceedings for organizing of and participating in the riots on February 26, 2014. It is under this case that Akhtem Chiygoz, the deputy chairman of the Mejlis, was arrested and remains in custody. His house was searched. As a part of this case, FSB searched the premises of the Crimean Tatar channel ATR and removed the video recordings of the events of February 26. The investigators believe that two people died by accident during these events (one of them died from a heart attack). Three more Crimean Tatars were arrested and more than 150 people were questioned. The investigators intimidated the arrested Eskender Emirvaliev to give false testimony against Akhtem Chiygoz, but he refused to do that. Ahtem Chiygoz himself did not plea guilty and is sure that the charges are made up and have po- litical reasons. Under this case Talyat Yunusov was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 212 of the Crim- inal Code of the RF (participation in mass riots, accompanied by violence and de- struction of property) and sentenced to three and a half years of conditional impris- onment. Eksender Nebiev was found guilty of participation in mass riots under Part 2 of Art. 212 of the Criminal Code of the RF and sentenced to two and a half years of conditional imprisonment with two years’ probation. Currently, six more persons are under investigation – Akhtem Chiygoz, Mustafa Degermendzhi, Ali Asanov, Es- kander Emirvaliev, Eskander Kantemirov, Arsen Yunusov. In February 2016, the Court of Crimea decided to return the case for further pre-trial investigation. ‘The Case of Hizb ut-Tahrir’ The charge: Establishment of a terrorist organization and participation in the activ- ities of such organization (Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), punishment: Up to life imprisonment. 77