Case of Chemrov in Nazarovo

Case History

In December 2023, Pavel Chemrov became a defendant in a criminal case for his belief in Jehovah God. The local department of the Investigative Committee has been monitoring the man since February 2018. The believer was accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization and a preventive measure was chosen for him in the form of a recognizance agreement. In June 2024, the case went to court.

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    December 21, 2023 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (2)

    Senior Lieutenant of Justice M. Kozharin, investigator of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia, initiates a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code against Pavel Chemrov. On the same day, the believer's house was searched. His tablet and personal records were seized.

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    December 28, 2023 Interrogation Recognizance agreement

    M. Kozharino, senior investigator of the Nazarovsky district department, interrogates Pavel Chemrov and brings him in as an accused. According to the investigator, saying prayers and studying religious literature is participation in the activities of an extremist organization and is subject to criminal punishment.

    Chemrov is chosen a measure of restraint in the form of a written undertaking not to leave and proper behavior.

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    June 21, 2024

    Deputy Nazarov Interdistrict Prosecutor Y. Viltsan approves the indictment against Pavel Chemrov.

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    June 25, 2024 Case went to court

    The case goes to the Nazarovsky City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It will be considered by judge Irina Ivanova.