The Moscow Procuracy has initiated criminal prosecution against…
The Moscow Procuracy has initiated criminal prosecution against former Deputy Dmitry Gudkov for failing to mark his social media posts as those of a foreign agent, following two previous administrative penalties. The case is based on Article 330.1 part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code regarding evasion of duties of a foreign agent.
Consensus
- The Moscow Procuracy has initiated criminal prosecution against former Deputy Dmitry Gudkov for failing to mark his social media posts as those of a foreign agent.
- Gudkov was previously fined twice under Article 19.34 of the Russian Administrative Offenses Code for violating the rules of activity of a foreign agent.
- The case is based on Article 330.1 part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code regarding evasion of duties of a foreign agent.
- Gudkov has been marked as a foreign agent and included in the list of terrorists and extremists by Russian authorities.
Points of divergence
- The Moscow Procuracy's investigation was initiated after Gudkov continued publishing content without marking it as an agent from February 2026, while he was abroad. — vedomosti
- Gudkov had been fined twice in the same year for violating foreign agent regulations and is currently serving a sentence of eight years for spreading fake news about Russian armed forces. — vm
- In November 2025, Gudkov was involved in a case with Mikhail Khodorkovsky related to the 'Anti-War Committee of Russia' organization which is considered terrorist and banned in Russia. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Moscow Prosecutor's Office Demands Criminal Case Against Foreign Agent Gudkov — Вести
- Prosecutors in Moscow have initiated criminal proceedings against Dmitry Gudkov — Ведомости
- Prosecure initiates criminal investigation into former Duma deputy Gudkov: reason — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecure demands opening a new case against lawyer and foreign agent Polozov — Коммерсантъ
- Criminal prosecution of lawyer Nikolai Polozov: why they want to file a case against him — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecutors plan to file a new criminal case against foreign agent extremist Polozov — Вести
Key entities
- Dmitry Gudkov
- Moscow
- Russia
- Nikolay Polozov
- State Duma
- Evening Moscow
- Ludmila Neferodova
- Prosecutor's Office