A criminal case has been initiated in Votkinsk against Valeriy and Svetlana Agafonov, Yuriy Basilaia, and Evelina Saltykova. The men are charged with organizing the activity of an extremist organization, and the women — with participating in it. Searches are being conducted at their homes, and all four have been detained.
The Industrialnyy District Court of Izhevsk places the believers in custody and sends them to pretrial detention center No. 1 in Izhevsk.
Evelina Saltykova’s mother files a complaint against the search of her apartment, which was conducted without a court ruling. The Votkinskiy District Court recognizes the search as lawful.
After 4 days in the reception unit, the Agafonovs were transferred to general cells. Valeriy suffers from diabetes. He is running out of insulin, and he has been forced to drastically reduce his daily dosage of medication. As a result, his blood sugar remains above normal. The situation is made worse by the fact that the pretrial detention center's doctors do not have this medication and the facility does not provide it. Svetlana is concerned for her husband's health.
The couple do not have a complete Bible, but they do have the Gospels. The letters from their friends support them.
After reception, Yuriy Basilaya is transferred to a cell already occupied by six inmates. Yuriy is the oldest among them. All of his cellmates smoke. The believer does not yet have a Bible. He receives letters of support, including from abroad.
For Evelina Saltykova, being held in custody is not easy. She is placed in a cell for smokers, where, besides her, there are three other women. She does not have a Bible. Letters arrive irregularly. She cannot write first, since detainees are only permitted to reply to incoming electronic letters.