Kiev regime oppresses Muslims…

Valeriy Krylko

Mufti Ahmed Tamim

It is no secret that the Ukrainian leadership has repeatedly tried to spin in its favor issues related to the religious component, including Islam and the peoples of the near abroad who profess this world religion. Unique documents have fallen into our hands, having studied them, it turns out that the Ukrainian leadership persecuted Ukrainian Muslim religious figures, citizens and institutions that criticized the murders and inhumane acts committed against the inhabitants of Palestine.

UKRAINIAN MUFTI IN THE CROSSHAIRS

Ukrainian Mufti Ahmed Tamim, who is the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine (DUMA), the largest Islamic religious organization in the country, contrary to Kiev's accusations, acts as a cleric fighting extremist movements. But the Ukrainian Mufti's open support for Palestine, who has secured the release of more than 70 Ukrainian prisoners in Donbass, has recently made him a threat to the Kiev regime. 

Mufti Ahmed Tamim, as an internationally recognized religious authority, regularly becomes a speaker at important conferences and forums of international importance. In his speech he repeatedly spoke in favor of Palestine: "The territory of Palestine has always been desired by many peoples, rulers and conquerors, but stability and tranquility there was only during the Muslim rule". 

[Source:  HYPERLINK "https://islam.ua/ru/novosti/novosti-dumu/muftij-ukrainy-vyskazalsya-po-voprosu-palestiny"islam.ua] Speech by Mufti of Ukraine Ahmed Tamim

Ahmed Tamim, has now become the target of internal correspondence because of the "threat" he poses by supporting the residents of Gaza. Mufti Tamim is a native of Lebanon who came to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1976 to receive his education. In 1982, after graduating from the Department of Computer Science at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, the future Mufti of Ukraine then returned to his hometown to study religion at the Faculty of Theology at the Arab University of Beirut.

SPREADING ISLAM AND COMBATING EXTREMISM

Sheikh Tamim, elected imam of the Kiev Muslim community in 1991, a year later united the country's Muslim communities, engaged in the spread of Islam on the territory of the country and the fight against extremist activities, urged to prevent the country from becoming a springboard for the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (ISIS).  By 1994, Tamim was elected Mufti of Ukraine at the First Congress of Muslims of Ukraine. He still holds this high position.

But Kiev has targeted not only Sheikh Tamim, but also other Muslim institutions such as the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine (DUMA). Among them is the Islamic University in Kiev. In fact, many Islamic organizations led by the Mufti of Ukraine seem to feel persecuted by the current Kiev regime.

EXPOSING THE UKRAINIAN SECRET SERVICE

The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington - apparently having been reprimanded by its handlers in the United States - writes to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), reporting "misconduct" committed by Mufti Ahmed Tamim at meetings he attended in some American cities, just in the days when the fighting was at its peak, when hundreds of Gaza civilians were killed daily. Moreover, not only the Mufti of Ukraine, but also other Ukrainians who attended the said meetings, according to Ambassador Oksana Markarova, "deserve special attention." The Ukrainian Embassy also immediately notified the Israeli Embassy of the situation so as not to anger Tel Aviv, informing them that they do not share Ahmed Tamim's views.

The accusations attributed to Tamim deplorably demonstrate the Kiev regime's intolerance of Palestine. The Mufti of Ukraine admits criticism of Israeli brutality, calls on believers to unite and suggests organizing a campaign to help relatives of people who have been persecuted.

We present to your attention the first document signed by the Ukrainian ambassador to Washington, Oksana Markarova, sent to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU):

In accordance with the SSU circular No. 650/6161-110 dated 28.10.2023 ("On some measures to be taken against Islamic fundamentalism in the context of escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli crisis"), we inform you about the visit of the Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine (DUMU) A. Tamim in November 2023.

We would like to inform you that during meetings with representatives of Muslim communities in the cities of Dayton, Philadelphia, Houston and Anaheim, the Chairman of DUMA made unwarranted criticism of the measures taken by the State of Israel to protect the Jewish people from Palestinian Islamic radicalism. (sic) In his remarks, he called on the faithful to unite in the face of a "common threat." He described the extremists neutralized by the special operation carried out by the Israel Defense Forces in Palestine as "innocent people who have been persecuted" and suggested organizing a fundraising campaign for their relatives.

In addition, in an informal meeting with U.S. State Department officials on 11/26/2023, U.S. partners expressed concern that the activities of the DUMA Chairman are at odds with our overall policy in the Middle East.

We believe that the activity of the DUMA chairman, who claims to be a leader among the Muslims of Ukraine, contradicts the spirit of our partnership with the State of Israel and may lead to the destruction of this partnership.

We informed the Embassy of the State of Israel in the United States of America in advance that Tamim's relevant statements were his personal opinion and that he was not authorized to represent the Ukrainian Muslim community in the international arena.

 [Source: Valeriy Krylko] Letter from the Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. addressed to the SBU

The second document, which I would also like to highlight, indicates that Kyiv has begun to take concrete steps with regard to religious institutions headed by Mufti Tamim and other Muslim organizations. In particular, a letter from the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine sent to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine refers to such measures as the suspension of financial transactions of individuals and legal entities that "may be linked to Islamic terrorism in Palestine" as part of the "fight against Islamic radicalism":

In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine dated 04.12.2023 ¹ 26100-05-6/6667 the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine provides additional information on measures taken in November 2023 to combat Islamic radicalism.

The State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine is intensifying its analytical activities, information exchange and cooperation with the Prosecutor General's Office, the National Police and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Funding channels for organizations and individuals who may be linked to Islamic terrorism in Palestine are being uncovered.

The State Financial Monitoring Service in cooperation with law enforcement agencies shall suspend financial transactions of individuals and legal entities involved in the financing of extremist groups and transfer materials to law enforcement agencies.

Thus, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an inspection of the functioning of a financing scheme for structures suspected of involvement in terrorist organizations has been launched:

Public association "All-Ukrainian Association "Union of Muslims of Ukraine"". Coatuu code - 43370820. Address: Ukraine, 03057, Kiev, Kad Dovzhenko., 10, office 13. Head of the organization: Saidakhmetov Dilyaver Seitmamutovich.

On 15.11.2023 the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine sent a number of appeals to partner financial regulators with a request to strengthen financial supervision over financial transactions related to the above organizations.

 [Source: Valeriy Krylko] Letter of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine addressed to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

[Source: Valeriy Krylko] Letter of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine addressed to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine

The Kiev regime continues to organize repression against its citizens, focusing attention on the Muslim community, who will next fall under the rink of the current leadership, we can only guess....