Case of Lepskiy in Vyselki

Case History

In February 2022, mass searches took place in the village of Vyselki. Among those to whom law enforcement officers came was Vladimir Lepskiy. Two years later, he became a defendant in a criminal case on charges of extremism.
Timeline

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    February 13, 2022 Search Interrogation

    Vladimir Lepsky and his wife are being searched. It lasts 7 hours. According to Vladimir, in the temporary dwelling where he and his wife settled, law enforcement officers turn over all things, the bed, and look through documents. As a result, law enforcement officers confiscate electronic devices, bank pension cards, modems with a SIM card and personal records. Vladimir is being interrogated. Because of the stress, his wife feels bad and her blood pressure rises.

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    March 28, 2024 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (2)

    Investigator of the Investigative Committee A.D. Bushuev makes a decision to initiate a criminal case against Vladimir Lepsky under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. As an accusation, Bushuyev puts forward the following facts: "He read aloud to other participants the religious books of Jehovah's Witnesses, emphasizing that these books contain true knowledge about God."