The Case of Fedorov in Petrozavodsk
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July 31, 2019
Sergey Fedorov's apartment in the village of Murino, Leningrad Region, is being searched as part of a criminal case against Maksim Amosov and other believers from Petrozavodsk.
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March 7, 2024
A group of security officials came to the house of Sergey Fedorov, who at that time lived in Togliatti, to inspect the premises. The event is led by the senior operative of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of Karelia, Major A. S. Romanov.
The inspection is carried out with gross violations: in fact, the law enforcement officers search the premises, Sergey is handcuffed and hit on the head. Objects that do not belong to him are planted on the believer, including publications entered into the FSEM.
Then Sergey Fedorov is taken 2,000 km away to Petrozavodsk to "give explanations as part of a pre-investigation check on the material."
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March 8, 2024
The interrogation is conducted by the deputy head of the Investigative Department of the FSB in the Republic of Karelia, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice M. V. Golubenko. He wondered if Fyodorov knew believers from different regions of Russia who had been prosecuted for their beliefs.
After giving explanations, around midnight, Fedorov is released from the FSB building in Petrozavodsk. By this time, the believer has spent two days under arrest.
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April 2024 – June 2024
The Fedorovs, temporarily residing in Petrozavodsk, notice surveillance, and find a listening device in the apartment.
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April 8, 2024
Investigator Golubenko issues a decision to refuse to initiate a criminal case against Sergey Fedorov. The reason is "the lack of full results of the study of objects and documents seized from the believer."
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June 6, 2024
Investigator Golubenko initiates a criminal case against Sergey Fedorov. The believer is accused of organizing the activity of an extremist organization. According to the investigation, in the period from July 2018 to March 2024, he performed "organizational, informational and control functions" in several regions of the country.
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June 20, 2024
The Fedorovs in Petrozavodsk are under another search with the participation of the same representatives of the local FSB. The spouses are taken to the department, where Sergey is detained.
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June 21, 2024
Judge of the Petrozavodsk City Court Natalia Zalevskaya sends Fedorov to the pre-trial detention center until August 05, 2024.
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July 14, 2024
Sergey Fedorov is transferred from the pre-trial detention center in Petrozavodsk to pre-trial detention center-2 in the city of Segezha.