Case History
In February 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated a criminal case against unidentified persons for participating in the activity of an extremist organization. At the time, searches were carried out at 7 addresses in the cities of Shakhunya and Gorodets and the village of Vakhtan. Nina Smirnova, Larisa Serdtseva, and Zhanna Zhavoronkova became suspects. In November 2024, the believers were prosecuted for participating in the activities of an extremist organization. Zhanna’s interrogation took place in the hospital room where she had been after suffering a stroke.