The court declared this organization extremist, – the periodical “15 minutes” reported.

According to the periodical, after the verdict was delivered, everyone immediately left the courtroom. The first deputy of the Mejlis Nariman Dzhelial promised that Mejlis members would submit an appeal and seek all possible ways to the European Court.

It should be recalled that on April 13, Poklonskaya reported that she decided to suspend the activities of Mejlis on the peninsula awaiting the results of trial.

On April 18, Russia’s Ministry of Justice added Mejlis to the list of public and religious associations, activities of which need to be suspended due to their “extremist nature”.

On April 21, the US State Department urged Russia to reverse decision on the recognition of the Crimean Tatars’ Mejlis as “extremist organization”. In response, Russia announced it would ignore an international stance.