Case of Zhukov in Omsk

Case History

Igor Zhukov, one of Jehovah's Witnesses from the Omsk Region, became the target of criminal prosecution for his faith when the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against him in June 2018, accusing him of organizing and financing extremist activities. In July of the same year, his house, other facilities and car were searched, during which all electronic devices were seized. In August 2019, the Zhukov case was separated into a separate proceeding from the materials of the case against other believers.
Timeline

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    Art. 282.2 (1) Art. 282.3 (1) Case initiated

    The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Omsk Region initiates a criminal case for faith under Articles 282.2 (1), 282.3 (1); Innocent victims of law enforcement officers are: Igor Zhukov (born in 1986).

    The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Omsk Region initiates a criminal case under Article 282.2 (1) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 282.3 (1) of the Criminal Code against unidentified persons.

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    Search

    The search in the house, in the outbuildings and in Zhukov's car takes place from 7:00 to 15:00. All possible electronic storage media and electronic devices were seized.

    From 07:00 to 15:00, the investigation team led by Major of Justice Denis Loginovsky, an investigator of the Azov Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Omsk Region, searches the house, outbuildings and car of Igor Zhukov. During the search, all available electronic devices and data carriers are seized.

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    Case initiated

    The investigator of the first department for the investigation of especially important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Omsk Region, D. V. Levchenko, separates the criminal case against Igor Zhukov from the case of the couple Polyakov and others in Omsk into a separate proceeding.

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