Edem Dudakov - Justice for Journalists

Edem Dudakov

Affiliated media: Pink Bush of Crimean Khans , Group moderator

Incident date: February 18, 2022

Attack type:

  • Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Crimean Process

Location: Republic of Crimea, Bakhchisarai

Additional information:

On February 18, 2022, the judge of the Bakhchisarai District Court Gurman Atamanyuk found the Crimean Tatar activist and moderator of the Pink Bush of Crimean Khans groups Edem Dudakov guilty of committing an offense under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (inciting hatred or hostility, as well as degrading human dignity) for the Facebook comment left in 2017, and arrested him for 10 days. On February 17, an «inspection» was conducted at Dudakov's apartment, which ended with the seizure of his digital equipment and his detention.

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