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Crimean parliament decides not to observe Ukrainian laws enacted after Feb. 21

17 March 2014 23:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The Crimean parliament on Monday decided not to abide by laws enacted by the Ukrainian parliament after Feb. 21, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The decision was made at a special parliamentary session in the wake of Sunday's referendum, which resulted in an overwhelming approval of 96.77 percent for joining Russia.

Crimea will no longer observe laws and decisions made by Ukraine's parliament or other state power bodies, the Crimean Supreme Council said in a statement.

Yet it will keep laws stipulated before Feb. 21 until the republic formulates its own regulations, said the statement, adding that Crimean lawmakers will continue their terms till September 2015.

The move came a few hours after the Supreme Council passed an independence declaration proclaiming the Black Sea peninsula an independent sovereign state, the Republic of Crimea.

Earlier this month, the Crimean parliament voted to become part of Russia and passed a resolution of declaration of independence, paving the way for Sunday's referendum.

The Ukrainian authorities have dismissed the referendum as "illegal," saying it violates the country's constitution.