Updated: March 19, 2024
Name: Adamov Stepan Ilyich
Date of Birth: January 23, 1954
Current status: accused
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)

Biography

On January 31, 2020, a criminal case was opened against Chekhov, a resident of Moscow Region. 66-year-old Stepan Adamov is accused of extremism.

Stepan was born in 1954 in Sverdlovsk. He has a younger sister, Maria.

In his youth, he was engaged in running, was fond of freestyle wrestling - he participated in district and regional competitions, and also worked as a coach. In addition, Stepan always liked to do housekeeping, in the summer he worked in the forestry. He graduated from the Velikoanadolsky Forest College, after which he worked as a forest master. He is now retired.

Stepan is a widower and has two children. He lived in Odessa, Tver, Moscow. He moved to Chekhov to support his children and be closer to his grandchildren. Stepan's son, Victor, is very worried about him.

Stepan shares that the criminal prosecution has changed all plans. Age and poor health impose their own difficulties. However, he tries not to lose heart and entrusts all his worries to the Creator.

Case History

On January 31, 2020, the investigator of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Moscow Region, Y. Kobylyatsky, opened a criminal case against Stepan Adamov for interpreting the Bible, praying to Jehovah God and telling others about it. The case of Stepan Adamov was separated from the criminal case of other believers from Chekhov near Moscow.