The case of Irina Zinina in Vyselki

Case History

In February 2022, the house of Irina Zinina and her mother, Lyudmila, in the village of Zarya was searched, and in May 2023, the Investigative Committee for the Krasnodar Territory opened a criminal case against Irina under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization. The woman was interrogated and released on recognizance agreement. Her accountswere blocked. At the end of 2023, the case went to court. Six months later, it was transferred to another judge, in connection with which a new trial began.
Timeline

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    Search Prosecution of several family members

    A two-hour search is underway in Irina Zinina's house, where she lives with her parents. The search warrant is issued by investigator A. A. Garmash. According to Irina, the police officers searched her and her mother Lyudmila for the addresses of other believers, as well as books and records with the name of God. Electronic devices, data carriers, personal records and a copy of the Bible are seized from women.

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    Case initiated

    A criminal case is initiated against Irina under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization.

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    Interrogation Art. 282.2 (2)

    Irina is summoned for questioning. Investigator Roman Latysh wonders if she knows Viktor Spirichev, a defendant in a similar criminal case. The believer was charged under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

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    Hearing in a court of the first instance

    By agreement, the lawyer voices a petition to return the case to the prosecutor in connection with violations. The state prosecutor reads out the charges. Irina Zinina expresses her attitude to the charges.

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    Hearing in a court of the first instance

    The case is referred to Judge Elizaveta Proskuryakova, in connection with which the hearings begin anew.

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