Tashkent Ten

The Tashkent Ten were ten Crimean Tatar civil rights activists tried in Tashkent by the Uzbek Supreme Court from 1 July to 5 August 1969.[1] The trial was sometimes called the Tashkent Process (Russian: Ташкентский процесс).

They were tried under Articles 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code[2] and similar codes of other Soviet republics[3] for activities the prosecutor described as "being actively involved in solving the so-called Crimean Tatar issue [sic]".[4] The case was investigated and prepared by Boris Berezovsky, who had a reputation for specializing in cases of Crimean Tatars.[3]

In line with standard practice at the time, the indictment and prosecution documents consistently labeled Crimean Tatars referred to in them not as Crimean Tatars but as "persons of Tatar nationality"[5] and avoided acknowledging Crimean Tatars to be a distinct ethnic group, and consistently referring to the defendants cause as the "so-called Crimean Tatar issue".[3] During questioning the defendants consistently reasserted that they were of Crimean Tatar nationality.[6]

Composition of the court

The court consisted of judge Kudus Saifutdinov, people's assessors Samoilova and Isfandiarov, prosecutor Enkalov, defense attorneys Zaslavsky, Safonov.[7][8]

Defendants

  • Svetlana Ametova
  • Reshat Bayramov
  • Ayder Bariev
  • Ruslan Eminov
  • Ridvan Gafarov
  • Izzet Khairov
  • Munira Khalilova
  • Rollan Kadyev
  • Riza Umerov
  • Ismail Yazydzhiev

References

  1. ^ "THE TRIAL OF TEN CRIMEAN TATARS: TASHKENT, JULY-AUGUST 1969 (9.2)". A Chronicle of Current Events. 9 October 2013 [31 August 1969]. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ Rusina, Yuliya (2022-05-15). Самиздат в СССР. Тексты и судьбы (in Russian). Litres. p. 61. ISBN 978-5-04-174850-0. В мае 1969 г. в Ташкенте готовился большой процесс по делу группы крымских татар. Все они обвинялись по ст. 190-1 УК РСФСР
  3. ^ a b c Bekirova, Gulnara (23 July 2015). "Ташкентский процесс". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ Tashkent process 1976, p. 206 "активное участие в деятельности по разрешению так называемого крымскотатарского вопроса"
  5. ^ Tashkent process 1976, p. 205 "Как установлено в ходе предварительного следствия в течение ряда лет, начиная с 1965 года, в Узбекистане действуют так называемые «инициативные группы» из лиц татарской национальности, ранее проживавших в Крыму."
  6. ^ Tashkent process 1976, p. 314-321.
  7. ^ Smirnov, Pyotr (1972). За пять лет--: документы и показания (in Russian). La Presse Libre. p. 146. суд : — заседание Верховного суда УзССР: судья Сайфутдинов, народные заседатели Самойлова, Исфандиаров, прокурор Енкалов, защитники нахов, Заславский, Сафонов
  8. ^ Eminov, Ruslan (2014-08-04). "Как судили крымских татар на высылке". Милли Фирка (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-12-06.

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