Case of Brattseva in Razdolnoye

Case History

In August 2024, law enforcement officers from the city of Alushta and the villages of Razdolnoye and Senokosnoye came to Jehovah’s Witnesses early in the morning to conduct searches and interrogations. A criminal case under an extremist article was opened against pensioner Tamara Bratseva.
Timeline

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    August 5, 2024 Search Interrogation Case initiated Recognizance agreement Health risk Elderly Art. 282.2 (1)

    Senior investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea, Senior Lieutenant Y. A. Merkulov, opens a criminal case against 68-year-old Tamara Bratseva for "organizing the activities of a religious association, in respect of which the court made a decision to liquidate it in connection with extremist activities."