Judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tuva Aydin Kandan makes a decision to conduct an operational-search measure against Alexander Kazakov "removal of information from technical communication channels."
Investigator of the Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Tyva O. O. Okhemchik initiates a criminal case against 28-year-old Alexander Kazakov. According to the investigation, the believer "using the service for conducting video conferences ... took part in the activities of a religious association of persons from among the followers of the religious teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses", in connection with which he is charged with committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Judge of the Kyzyl City Court of the Republic of Tyva Evgenia Bolomozheva, having studied the decision of investigator Okhemchik, authorizes a search at the place of registration of Alexander Kazakov, where his mother and sister live, without his presence.
At 8 o'clock in the morning in Krasnoyarsk, a search is being conducted at the place of registration of Alexander Kazakov. The operation is led by police captain Viktor Petrenko, an operative of the CPE of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Tuva, accompanied by two employees of the CPE, as well as the head of the investigation department, Olchi Okhemchik. The search warrant was issued by Kyzyl City Court Judge Yevgenia Bolomozhnova on May 21, 2021.
An electronic device, a bank card, a Wi-Fi router and a wireless mouse were seized from Aleksandr's relative, who was at home at the time of the search. She is later interrogated.