The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) organized a staged 'congress' in occupied Crimea on April 30, compelling students and state employees to attend in order to fabricate an appearance of Crimean Tatar support for the invasion of Ukraine.
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The FSB organized a staged congress of Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea on April 30, 2022 under the control of occupation authorities
Attendance at the congress was required from students of the Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University and employees of state-funded organizations including school teachers
The purpose of the congress was to create the appearance of Crimean Tatar support for Putin's policy and the special military operation against Ukraine
Pro-Kremlin leadership in Russian-occupied Crimea called a convention of Crimean Tatars on April 30
The convention intends to announce Crimean Tatars' support for Russia's war against Ukraine
Refat Chubarov is the head of Mejlis
Mejlis is a representative body of Crimean Tatars
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