Case of Kabanov in Zelenogorsk

Investigator for the Department of Internal Affairs of the Rybinsk Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia, Major of Justice Ufimtseva Y. A. initiates a criminal case against believers under Part 2, Article 282.2.

In the closed city of Zelenogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Territory), a series of searches are being conducted in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. At least 8 people, including minors, were interrogated. Aleksandr Kabanov, 59, was detained and charged with Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. The case is being investigated by the head of the Investigation Department for the closed city of Zelenogorsk, Colonel of Justice Oleg Kolosov.

According to the materials of the investigation, the believer organized in Zelenogorsk "the activities of the liquidated local religious organization Jehovah's Witnesses of Zelenogorsk, which was previously part of the structure of the religious organization UC SI banned in the territory of the Russian Federation."

Aleksandr Kabanov and 4 other believers are interrogated at the FSB department.

The judge of the Zelenogorsk Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, O. L. Moiseenkova, makes a decision to refuse to satisfy the investigator's petition to elect a preventive measure for Alexander Kabanov in the form of detention. The believer was released after a day in the temporary detention facility.

The judge of the Zelenogorsk Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Dmitry Uskov, makes decisions on the recognition of the lawfulness of searches at 6 addresses.

The prosecutor voices the essence of the criminal case - the participation of Alexander Kabanov in a banned organization. Prosecution witnesses are being questioned. According to their testimonies, there are no signs of illegal actions in Alexander's actions.

During the hearing, volumes of the criminal case are read out, in particular, transcripts of records of divine services. It was expected that a secret witness under the name "mother" would be questioned at the hearing, but he did not appear.

A secret witness is being interrogated. The lawyer asks whether he heard from Kabanov calls for incitement to religious discord, refusal of military service and medical care, whether he encouraged the severance of family and family ties, and whether he spoke disrespectfully about state bodies? The witness answers all questions in the negative.

Experts are being questioned in court. Linguist Anna Teterina and an expert in psychology conclude from the recording of the service that they were led by Kabanov. The lawyer draws attention to the fact that there is no sample of the defendant's voice in the case file.

The prosecutor requests a punishment for the believer in the form of 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a general regime colony without additional types of punishments. Aleksandr makes his last word and does not admit guilt in extremism.

The verdict is scheduled to be announced on December 6.

Judge of the Zelenogorsk City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Marina Petukhova returns the case of 61-year-old Alexander Kabanov to the stage of judicial investigation.

Experts who examined the defendant's voice samples are being interrogated.

The judge satisfies the request of the prosecutor and appoints a re-examination. Its goal is to find out whether Kabanov took part in conversations, the recordings of which are presented on discs.