Lieutenant of Justice Y. V. Prokopov, an investigator of the investigative unit for the investigation of organized criminal activities of the Investigative Directorate of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Samara, initiates a case against Samvel Babayan, accusing him of organizing the activities of an extremist organization.
Early in the morning, law enforcement officers burst into Samvel Babayan's apartment. The security forces put the owner of the apartment and his 17-year-old son on the floor and read out the search warrant. During the 6-hour search, the investigator, three operational officers, two IT specialists and three special forces soldiers seized a laptop, mobile phones, flash drives, a hard drive and bank cards.
The whole family is taken for interrogation to the local department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, then the investigator detains Samvel Babayan and sends him to the temporary detention facility.
Judge of the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Samara Irina Velmina chooses a measure of restraint for Samvel Babayan in the form of detention.
Samvel Babayan spent the first two weeks of his detention in the pre-trial detention center in quarantine. He is now being held in a double cell. Due to repairs, there has been no water supply in the pre-trial detention center for some time, so prisoners cannot take showers. The believer asks to be transferred to a non-smoking cell, but so far to no avail. In general, he is trying to get used to the changed circumstances.
In prison, Samvel's chronic diseases worsened and his sleep was disturbed. Prior to his arrest, he underwent a medical examination and was preparing for surgery. His wife gave him the necessary medicines.
Prisoners treat the believer with respect. He receives letters and parcels. He has some parts of the Bible.
Appeal against the measure of restraint of Samvel Babayan. Via video conferencing, the believer says that after suffering a cold in the pre-trial detention center, his health deteriorated significantly, one ear stopped hearing. The treatment that the pre-trial detention center can provide does not help him. The court does not take into account Samvel's state of health and whether he has a place to live. The believer remains behind bars.