It named the cause of the complaint to the Constitutional Court on the law on the reunification of the Crimea with Russia – Sight

A resident of Sebastopol Alex Olenev appealed to the Constitutional Court due to the fact that the FMS still refuses to obtain Russian citizenship and passports, since he had no official registration in the Crimea at the time of entry of the peninsula of the Russia.

the reason for this, the complainant believed “uncertainty” of the rules of citizenship acquisition, which are set out in the law on the adoption of the Crimea to Russia, and therefore asks to recognize these rules inconsistent with the Constitution, according to “Kommersant”.

Olenev lives in Sebastopol in March 2012. To prove his actual residence, he turned to the Balaklava District Court of Sevastopol, which found that the deer lives in the city from 7 March 2012. The court decision came into force on 21 December 2014. But Russian passport Andrew Olenev not received, thus becoming “stateless” – a stateless person. Sevastopol management of FMS in October 2015 informed him that a Russian citizen, he is not, despite the court’s decision.

The correctness of Sevastopol FMS employees confirmed the October 16, 2015, the Leninsky District Court, where Alex Olenev tried to prove the failure to obtain Russian citizenship illegally. And the truth of the judges of the Leninsky court confirmed March 9, 2016 Court of Appeals of the city of Sevastopol court.

Earlier, RIA “Novosti” reported that Russia’s Constitutional Court will examine the legality of the recognition of the inhabitants of the Crimea Russian citizens.

The applicant submitted that Part 1 of Article 4 of the law violates his constitutional rights. This provision guarantees the citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of Crimea, the recognition of Russian citizens.

Recall March 16, 2014 in Crimea held a referendum on the status of autonomy, over 96% of which were in favor of the entry of the region into Russia. March 21 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on ratification of the agreement on joining the Crimea and Sevastopol to Russia, as well as the decree on the formation of the Crimean Federal District.

In spite of the convincing results of the referendum, Kiev refused to recognize the reunification of the Crimea with Russia and considers it “occupied” territory. Moscow stressed that the holding of the referendum in the Crimea, consistent with international law and the UN Charter.