Cherenkov radiation emitted from dark matter

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Will particles that don't interact with normal matter (dark matter for example) emit cherenkov radiation (if light in that medium moves slower than that particle) ?
 
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Only particles with an electric charge emit Cherenkov radiation, and dark matter is uncharged.
 

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