Investigator of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kamchatka Territory D. M. Petukhov initiates a criminal case against Aleksey Ovchar and the married couple Chechulin. According to the investigator, the unlawful actions were expressed in "convening meetings, organizing collective religious speeches and services, in accordance with the ideology of the religious association of Jehovah's Witnesses at these meetings."
Alexey Ovchar is included in the Rosfinmonitoring list.
The criminal case against Aleksey Ovchar is separated from the case of Sergey and Yelena Chechulin.
The preliminary investigation of the criminal case of Oleksiy Ovchar has been suspended.
Investigator V. V. Mikhailov resumes the investigation against Aleksey Ovchar. He is being questioned as a suspect and his wife as a witness in the case. The investigator takes a recognizance agreement from the believer.
Investigator Mikhailov charges Aleksey Ovchar and interrogates him again.