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The authorities of Ussuriysk consider a friendly meeting in a café a criminal offense. Two More Believers Became Accused
Primorye TerritoryOn October 22, 2019, the deputy head of the investigation department for Ussuriysk (Primorye Territory), Captain of Justice V. Golsky, charged local residents Dmitry Tishchenko and Anton Chermnykh under Article 282.2 (1) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, and they were charged with a written undertaking not to leave.
This criminal case was initiated on March 30, 2019. Until now, there was only one defendant in it - 52-year-old Sergei Korolchuk.
According to the investigation, these men are charged with "a crime against the foundations of the constitutional order and the security of the state," namely, that they gathered with friends in a café where they "listened to sermons", "answered questions" and "sang religious chants".
On June 18, 2019, law enforcers searched Dmytro Tishchenko's apartment. Mobile phones and other electronic devices were seized from him. Dmitry's wife was interrogated as a witness to the "crime".