Case of Dolinina in Dormidontovka

Case History

In the village of Dormidontovka in February 2023, law enforcement officers conducted searches in the homes of believers. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against elderly believer Liliya Dolinina on suspicion of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization and participation in it. In March 2024, the case went to the district court.

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    February 12, 2023 Case initiated

    The investigator for particularly important cases of the Vyazemsky Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region, Y. A. Vasetskaya, initiates a criminal case under Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against 76-year-old Liliya Dolinina and decides to search the home of the believer "in order to find and seize means of communication and electronic media that may contain information about the crime committed." The document also states that "the preliminary investigation body believes that this case should be recognized as exceptional, in connection with which the search of the home cannot be delayed and should be carried out immediately."

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    February 13, 2023 Search

    Early in the morning, searches are carried out at three addresses in Dormidontovka. The security forces come to Lilia Dolinina, another woman and an elderly man.

    Electronic devices, a Bible, and sheets of paper "containing handwritten text with information about Jehovah's Witnesses" were seized from Lilia. The believer is charged with the fact of "involving [a person] in the activities of the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses." After the search, the pensioner is interrogated for 5 hours in the investigation department.

    According to Lilia, FSB officers also visit her son's roommate and confiscate from her letters of support that the believer sent to the woman, sharing biblical principles with her.

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    February 15, 2023

    The Vyazemsky District Court of the Khabarovsk Territory recognizes the search conducted at Liliya Dolinina's house as lawful.

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    March 20, 2024 Case went to court Elderly

    Liliya Dolinina's case is submitted to the Vyazemsky District Court of the Khabarovsk Territory. It will be considered by judge Ksenia Matviyevskaya.