Lutfiye Zudiyeva, a journalist for the Graty media outlet, was detained in the temporarily occupied Crimea — she has now been released

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, Russian security forces detained Lutfiye Zudiyeva, a journalist of the Graty media outlet, who was carrying out an editorial assignment. She was later released after the "court" fined the journalist.

Tetiana Kozak, a correspondent for the media outlet, reported this.

On July 27, Zudiyeva was supposed to carry out an editorial assignment — to cover a court hearing in the so-called 'Supreme Court' of Crimea on the case of the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Celal, and the Akhtemov brothers.

Zudiyeva was not allowed into the court and was later detained. Along with her, 12 other Crimean Tatars, relatives and friends of Celal and Akhtemovs, who had come to the court, were detained.

Among the detainees was also Kulamet Ibraiimov, a correspondent of the Hrani media outlet.

According to Tetiana Kozak, during the detention, Zudiyeva showed the security forces a press card and stated that she was carrying out an editorial assignment, but they ignored her answer.

"The journalist was brought to the Zaliznychnyi District Police Department of Aqmescit (Simferopol), where they threatened her and tried to force her to submit fingerprints and saliva samples. She refused. As a result, a report of administrative offence was drawn up against the journalist for "participation in a mass simultaneous stay of citizens in a public place near the 'Supreme Court' of Crimea... for the purpose of further media coverage." This confirms that the [so-called] 'police' were aware of Zudiyeva's journalistic status," Kozak said.

Late evening, Russian security forces released Lutfiye Zudiyeva after the court fined her 12,000 rubles.

Three other detainees were also fined, and journalist Kulamet Ibraiimov was arrested for five days.