The Moscow Procuracy has initiated criminal prosecution against… (прокуратура · гудков · уголовный)
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