The Case of Maria Ogoreva in Mednogorsky
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62-year-old Mariya Ogoreva and her daughter Svetlana are searched by an investigator accompanied by the head of the CPE. The women call the district police officer, who conducts the search in a calmer atmosphere. However, Maria becomes ill and an ambulance is called for her. During the 4-hour search, law enforcement officers seized Bibles, electronic devices and personal records.
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Anuar Khasanov, an investigator of the Zelenchuksky Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Karachay-Cherkessia, initiates a criminal case against Maria Ogoreva for participation in the activities of an extremist organization. The woman is suspected of "maintaining contacts with persons professing the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, including those living in other regions of the Russian Federation, in order to participate in worship services and study the Holy Scriptures."
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Lieutenant of Justice Anuar Khasanov interrogates Mariya Ogoreva as a suspect.