Remzi Bekirov

Affiliated media: Crimean Solidarity , Citizen journalist

Incident date: March 11, 2020

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: Facebook page of Crimean Solidarity

Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol

Additional information:

On March 11, 2020, the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol extended the arrest of Remzi Bekirov, a citizen journalist of the Crimean Solidarity. During the hearing, Bekirov was additionally charged under Article 278 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (forcible seizure of power). Bekirov has been in custody since March 28, 2019. He is accused under Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of the activities of a terrorist organization).