Occupants have started to persecute women in Crimea more often

In the first 10 months of this year, the occupiers detained 28 local residents in Crimea on charges of espionage and treason. Persecution under these articles intensified after the full-scale invasion. In October, women were persecuted more often.

This was reported by the lawyer of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center Lyudmila Korotkikh.

"Before the full-scale invasion, there were up to 10 people prosecuted for "espionage" and "treason" during the 8 years of occupation. It is these articles that are being used quite actively for far-fetched reasons. Before the full-scale invasion, in order to accuse a person of espionage or treason, they were looking for either retired Ukrainian officers on the peninsula or people who had officers or servicemen of the Armed Forces in their families. It was these people who were being "sewn" into these cases," Korotkikh noted.

And since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, she said, it is enough to accuse a person of allegedly taking a photo of equipment or allegedly sending it somewhere to fabricate a case of "espionage" or "high treason."

"In these conditions, it is easier to "sell" the story of a traitor or spy to the population than it was before the full-scale invasion," the lawyer added.

She emphasized that there is a growing trend of persecution of women in the occupied Crimea.

"We see that the number of persecuted women is growing. They are persecuted in both criminal and administrative cases. In particular, under the article "discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation". These are reposts or publications on social networks or allegedly some statements," Korotkikh said.

On November 7, Intent wrote that the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol, created by Russia, arrested lawyer and human rights activist Rustem Kiamilev for ten days.

The Crimean Solidarity also noted that on the same day in the morning, police officers came to the house of lawyers of the Crimean Solidarity public movement Rustem Kiamilev and Lilya Gemedzhi. Employees of the Russian Center for Countering Extremism in Crimea conducted an inspection of the house in relation to the decision of the Russian-controlled Kyiv District Court of Simferopol. Later it became known that after the inspection , Russian security forces detained Rustem Kiamilev.

Two administrative reports were drawn up against lawyer Rustem Kiamilev for two publications on his Facebook page. The first report on propaganda or demonstration of prohibited symbols was drawn up against Rustem Kamilev because of a repost from the page ofthe Crimean Solidarity.