Yuriy Meshkov

The first President of the Republic of Crimea Yuriy Meshkov during a press-conference in Simferopol (Crimea), on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Against the first and the last President of the Republic of Crimea Yuriy Meshkov, who arrived to Simferopol on July 2 after 16 years of absence, the criminal proceedings may be initiated and he can be deported back to Russia. According to a source of publication in Security Service of Ukraine, in future Meshkov may be denied entry to Ukraine. At a press-conference in Simferopol, on July 7 Meshkov called for a referendum on the restoration of the Crimean Constitution of 1992. And during a meeting with the citizens of Simferopol he called to create the non-governmental organizations in Crimea - The People's Tribunal and the Public Parliament, and to fight for independence. Photo by Zair Akadyrov / UNIAN