Early in the morning, Vasiliy and Irina Shishkin's homes are searched. They are told that they have been followed for two years, as a wiretapping was installed in their house. After that, believers are taken for interrogation to the Investigative Committee.
Investigator of the Investigative Committee Y. G. Platonova initiates a criminal case under an extremist article against several residents of Prokopyevsk. In her opinion, they "committed deliberate actions aimed at participating in the activities of a religious association, in respect of which the court ... a decision has been made to liquidate it."
Investigator Platonova interrogates Irina Shishkina. The woman uses Article 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. It turns out that the believer is in the status of a suspect in a criminal case.
Shishkina is brought in as an accused and takes a recognizance agreement from her.
Irina Shishkina's case is submitted to the Rudnichny District Court of Prokopyevsk. It will be considered by Judge Eduard Furs.
Aleksandr Shishkin, Irina's brother-in-law, is being interrogated. According to the man, differences in religious views did not spoil his relationship with the couple Shishkins. He was not interested in religion, and Vasily and Irina respected his position: "We always communicate in the same way, we did not break the connection, everything was fine." Aleksandr characterizes Irina as a decent, kind and hospitable woman.
A witness for the prosecution, FSB operative Valentin Karpov, does not appear for questioning. The prosecutor proposes to read out his testimony, the lawyer objects and asks to ensure the appearance of the witness at the next hearing. The court grants the petition.
The prosecutor reads out at least 24 FSB memoranda certificates from the first volume of the case. The total volume of documents is more than 200 pages.
The defense notes that in many cases the information is not true.
For example, in one of the memoranda, communication with visiting friends is described as a religious meeting. In several documents, Irina is described as an active participant in the video conference, who is at home, but in fact she was at work at that time, which is confirmed by the timesheet. Irina is also credited with the intention to call the convicted Andrey Vlasov, since only the name "Andrey" appears in the conversation. According to the believer, it was about her son, whose name is also Andrey.
Again FSB officer Valentin Karpov does not appear for interrogation. The judge proposes to summon him again.
The prosecutor reads out case materials selectively from all volumes. The defense points out that the search protocols contain inaccuracies. For example, a souvenir magnet from the refrigerator and a postcard seized from the believer are called religious literature in the protocol. A book about Jesus Christ, found in the possession of an Orthodox woman (given to her 20 years ago), later appears as having been seized from where Irina's husband is under house arrest.
The prosecutor draws attention to the positive character references of Irina Shishkina from her place of work and from her neighbors, as well as to awards she received.