Case of Kochnev and Others in Orenburg

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14 May 2018

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16 May 2018

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19 May 2018

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6 June 2018

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3 August 2018

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12 October 2018

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12 February 2019

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10 April 2019

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21 и 22.10.2019

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11 December 2019

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14 January 2020

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1 April 2020

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Region:

Orenburg Region

Locality:

Orenburg

Case number:

11802530021000017

Current stage:

preliminary investigation

Suspected of:

according to the investigation, together with others he conducted religious services, which is interpreted as “organising and participating in the activity of an extremist organisation” (with reference to the decision of the Russian Supreme Court on the liquidation of all 396 registered organisations of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Article of the Russian Criminal Code:

282.2 (1), 282.2 (2)

Investigating:

Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Orenburg Region

Case initiated:

14 May 2018