The case of Globa in Unecha

Case History

In May 2023, a criminal case was initiated against Yulia Globa. A peaceful resident of the Bryansk region was suspected of extremism because of her faith and conversations about the Bible. The security forces searched Yulia’s house, and later the woman herself was interrogated by the Investigative Committee. In October 2023, her case was submitted to the Unecha District Court of the Bryansk Region.

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    May 31, 2023 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (2)

    V. I. Golovina, senior investigator of the Unechsky Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Bryansk Region, initiates a criminal case against Yulia Globa on suspicion of participation in the activities of an extremist organization.

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    June 22, 2023 Search Interrogation

    The search lasts more than two hours. Phone, postcards, letters and flash drives are seized from believers. Later, Yulia and her husband were interrogated in the investigation department.

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    October 19, 2023 Case went to court

    Yulia Globa's case goes to the Unechsky District Court of the Bryansk Region. It will be considered by judge Tatyana Postavneva.

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    April 17, 2024 Hearing in a court of the first instance Interrogation

    The hearing is attended by 25 people. Three prosecution witnesses are being questioned.

    The first witness says that she met the defendant several years ago and speaks positively about her. When asked what organization Yulia is a member of, the woman replies that she does not know.

    The grandmother of one of the defendant's students is also being questioned. The woman is satisfied with the result of Julia's work as a tutor. When asked what religion Yulia Globa professes, the witness replies that she does not know.