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British Ambassador calls on Russia to immediately release lawyer Semedlyaev, other Ukrainian political prisoners
KYIV. Nov 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) – British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons has condemned the detention in the temporarily occupied Crimea of the lawyer of Ukrainian political prisoner Edem Semedlyaev, and also called on Russia to immediately release him and other prisoners.
"Appalling decision to detain Crimean Tatar lawyer Edem Semedlyaev, who provides legal assistance to political prisoners in Crimea. I admire the courage to work in the face of such pressure to help the illegally detained. Russia should release Eden and other prisoners immediately," she said on Twitter Monday.
As reported, Russia-controlled "Central District Court of Simferopol" illegally imposed an administrative penalty in the form of arrest and a fine on the lawyer of Ukrainian political prisoner Edem Semedlyaev.
At the moment, the lawyer is placed in a temporary detention center in Simferopol. The court sentenced him to a fine of 4,000 rubles and 12 days of arrest.
