Davydenko's case in Pavlovskaya

Case History

In the spring of 2020, Aleksandr Davydenko from the village of Pavlovskaya came to the attention of law enforcement officers. He was suspected of extremism. He was searched, after which the man was interrogated in the FSB building as a witness. Three years later, in April 2023, a criminal case was initiated against the believer under articles on participation in the activities of an extremist organization and involvement in it. In April 2024, Aleksandr was detained and sent to a pre-trial detention center. Three months later, his case went to court.

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    April 28, 2020 Search

    The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar orders a search of the home of 28-year-old Aleksandr Davydenko.

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    April 29, 2020 Search Interrogation

    Law enforcement officers come to Davydenko's workplace and bring him home for a search. At this time, members of his family are there.

    The search in the presence of witnesses, a specialist and FSB officers lasts about 7 hours. Electronic devices, storage media, personal records, bank cards and cash are seized from the man. They also search the local area and the man's car.

    Then the believer is interrogated for 40 minutes as a witness in the FSB department of the village of Pavlovskaya. The interrogation is conducted by the senior investigator-criminalist of the Krasnodar Territory Directorate of the FSB of Russia A. A. Lebashev.

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    April 10, 2023 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (1.1) Art. 282.2 (2)

    Senior investigator of the Pavlovsk Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Territory, Captain of Justice V. V. Kulazhenkov initiated a criminal case against Aleksandr Davydenko under two articles - participation in the activities of an extremist organization and involvement of other persons in it.

    The decision to open a criminal case says that Davydenko "took part in... religious training event – a lesson on the study of the "Holy Scriptures" (biblical texts)", which, according to the investigation, constitutes a crime.

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    April 26, 2023

    Davydenko is charged.

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    September 15, 2023 Detention center

    The Pavlovsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory chooses a preventive measure for Davydenko in the form of detention.

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    April 18, 2024 Detention center

    Relatives learn that Aleksandr Davydenko is in pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the Krasnodar Territory in the city of Armavir. Upon arrival, he was quarantined for 10 days.

    There are 12 people in the 10-bed cell where Aleksandr is being held. He has his own bed, but because of the noise in the cell, it is difficult to sleep. The cell is warm, but damp, there is mold, which is why the believer has a cough.

    Davydenko has a Bible. He receives letters and tries to maintain a positive attitude.

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    May 16, 2024 Detention center

    Aleksandr was transferred to a 10-bed cell, which contains 13 people. He has his own bed. The man has a good relationship with his cellmates. Letters come regularly. Davydenko receives parcels and orders dairy products at the stall of the pre-trial detention center. He has a Psalter and a New Testament.

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    June 18, 2024 Case went to court
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    August 21, 2024

    Hearings in the case of Oleksandr Davydenko begin. He states that he does not agree with all the counts of the charge, drawing attention to the fact that the ban on a legal entity does not entail a ban on the practice of religion.

    The mother of the defendant is interrogated. The prosecution is discussing the testimony she gave in 2019 as part of the case of Vladimir Skachidub.