The case of Mani and Others in Simferopol

Case History

In October 2023, the Investigative Committee separated the case against Viktor Mani and other believers into separate criminal proceedings. The men were accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization, as well as financing it. A year earlier, security forces conducted mass searches in the homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses from several cities in Crimea.
Timeline

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    Case initiated

    Investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation V.A. Novikov initiates a criminal case against several Jehovah's Witnesses from Crimea. According to the investigation, they committed "active actions of an organizational nature, expressed in the organization of propaganda meetings, at which discussions were held on the texts and religious provisions of Jehovah's Witnesses."

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    Search Recognizance agreement House arrest Art. 282.2 (1) Case initiated Interrogation

    In Crimea, mass searches are taking place at the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses, including the family of Viktor Mani, as well as Saleh Mammadov and his wife.

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    Senior investigator of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Rudoy A.G., singles out the case against Viktor Mani in a separate proceeding.

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    The investigator separates the case against Ivan Efanov into a separate proceeding and combines it with the case of Mani.

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    The investigator separates the case against Saleh Mammadov into a separate proceeding and combines it with the case of Mani and Efanov.

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    Investigator Rudoy separates the case against Mark Lyakh into a separate proceeding and combines it with the case against Mani, Mammadov and Efanov.

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