Case of Tokhtaev in Poronaysk

Case History

In April 2024, searches were carried out on the same day in the city of Poronaysk (Sakhalin) in the house of the Daler Tokhtayev family and in St. Petersburg in the apartment of Igor Muravyov. Two months earlier, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the men under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization for holding conversations on biblical topics. Immediately after the search, Daler and Igor were detained and placed in custody.
Timeline

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    February 6, 2024 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (1.1) Art. 282.2 (2)

    Investigator of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Sakhalin Region, Captain of Justice Yulia Che, initiates a criminal case for faith under Parts 1.1 and 2 of Article 282.2 against Daler Tokhtayev.

    The investigation suspects the believer of "conducting conversations with citizens of the Russian Federation" on biblical topics, and interprets this as a continuation of the activities of a banned religious organization and an attempt to involve him in it.

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    April 3, 2024 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (2) Art. 282.2 (1.1) Search Detention center

    In St. Petersburg, Igor Muravyov is also being searched, he is detained.

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    April 5, 2024 Detention center Medical treatment within the Federal Penitentiary Service

    60-year-old Igor Muravyov is elected a measure of restraint - detention. The believer is placed in the Kresty pre-trial detention center in St. Petersburg.

    Igor's health condition is poor. He is not given any medication and is not provided with the necessary dietary food. The application to the medical unit for assistance has not yet been answered.