The Czech Senate has acknowledged the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide. The choice was supported by 70 senators out of 76 current, becoming a member of different international locations that had beforehand made an analogous recognition.

As we speak, on December 18, the Czech Senate acknowledged the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide, stated the top of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Maria Mezentseva, experiences UNN.

Determination of the Czech Senate to acknowledge the deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea as an #actofgenocide. Unanimously!!! 76 — current; 70 — in favor. Mustafa Dzhemilev takes the ground from the delegation. The Senate offers a standing ovation

— Mezentseva wrote on Fb.

Recall

In October of this 12 months, the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia (Riigikogu) acknowledged the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as an act of genocide,

Earlier, the deportation of Crimean Tatars was acknowledged as genocide in Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Canada.