The ideas of some Russian oppositionists on holding a repeated "referendum" in the occupied Crimea are called upon to legalize annexation.

This was in an interview with the "Observer" said Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Ilmi Umerov.

"One must be objective. Pro-Russian sentiments remain. If someone wanders into the head to conduct a repeated "referendum", and this is sometimes said, all the same supporters of annexation will be the majority. But we should not follow such moves and take measures that allegedly confirm or legalize the annexation, "Umerov said..

According to him, the right of indigenous people to self-determination should not depend on its number.

"This is an inalienable right of the people, which must be secured for it. In 1944, the Crimean Tatar people were put to the point, deporting him completely. Another demographic situation was artificially created, which Moscow is now using, "summed up Umerov.

As reported by the "Observer", the Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny called to hold in the Crimea "normal referendum".

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