Case of Gumenyuk in Korsakov
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July 19, 2023
Major of Justice E. V. Maksimov, Deputy Head of the Korsakov Interdistrict Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Sakhalin Region, initiates a criminal case against Roman Gumenyuk. The investigation considers discussing the Bible with friends at "regular meetings" to be participation in the activities of an extremist organization.
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July 31, 2023
The case is referred to senior investigator S. B. Nevidimov.
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August 2, 2023
Judge of the Korsakov City Court of the Sakhalin Region V. G. Kelbakha authorizes a search in the apartment of Roman Gumenyuk.
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August 22, 2023
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May 14, 2024
The investigator for especially important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Sakhalin Region, Y. E. Che, is prosecuting Roman Gumenyuk as a defendant under another article - Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, the man "conducted preaching activities and spread the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses among the residents of the Sakhalin region in order to find and consistently persuade new persons to participate in the activities of the local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses ... by conducting conversations on religious topics."
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June 26, 2024
The case goes to the Korsakov City Court