The document was read aloud by an officer of the occupation police near Zudieva’s home in Dzhankoy. The human rights activist herself links this to the approaching Crimean Tatar Flag Day, which is observed annually on June 26.
The text of the “warning” states that the occupying law enforcement agencies allegedly have information about the possibility that the journalist may commit acts that could create conditions for the commission of a crime or an administrative offense. At the same time, the document does not contain any specific facts, explanations, or indications of exactly which actions are being referred to.
Lutfiye Zudieva disagreed with the document’s content and included a written comment in it.
This is not the first instance of pressure being exerted on the journalist. Previously, the occupying authorities had already issued similar “warnings” to her and brought administrative charges against her due to her journalistic activities.
The Crimean Tatar Resource Center emphasizes that the practice of issuing so-called “warnings” is one of the tools used to exert pressure on independent journalists, human rights defenders, and civil society activists in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Such actions are aimed at intimidating representatives of civil society and restricting freedom of speech on the eve of commemorative and symbolic dates that are important to the Crimean Tatar people.