The Case of Lubin in Shadrinsk

Case History

In July 2021, in Shadrinsk, the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case for faith against Aleksandr Lubin, an elderly man with a group II disability. His house was searched. The believer was sent to a pre-trial detention center for 1.5 months, despite the fact that he needed regular hospital treatment and could hardly move. According to the doctors' instructions, Aleksandr had to use an oxygen cylinder for 16 hours a day, which was impossible in prison. In August 2021, after a request from the ECHR and human rights activists, the court released Aleksandr from the pre-trial detention center. Ilya Yershov was also a defendant in this case, but the materials against him were separated into separate proceedings. In June 2023, Lubin's case went to court. During the trial, the prosecution questioned witnesses who were over 80. In October 2024, the court fined the believer 500,000 rubles (The prosecutor requested 7 years suspended). A month later, Aleksandr was taken to intensive care due to his deteriorating condition and died.

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