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A new criminal case in the Amur Region. Four residents of Tynda were accused of extremism

Amur Region

It became known that the searches in Tynda, which took place on November 17, 2019, were carried out as part of a criminal case against four residents of Tynda - Sergey Yuferov, Valery Slashchev, Mikhail Burkov and Vladimir Bukin. All of them are accused of "organizing meetings of followers ... religious organizations".

The criminal case was initiated on November 11, 2019. The persecution of believers is carried out by the investigator of the FSB Directorate for the Amur Region, V. S. Obukhov. According to investigators, the defendants "wanted an offensive ... socially dangerous consequences, acting out of extremist motives." They are charged under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

During the searches on November 17, 2019, electronic media, Bibles in the Synodal translation and even a napkin with a beautiful illustration, which the security forces considered suspicious, were seized. To date, 10 believers have already been prosecuted in the Amur Region.

The Case of Bukin and Others in Tynda

Case History
In 2018, in the city of Tynda, FSB agent Nurakov, feigning an interest in the Bible, began attending meetings for worship of Jehovah's Witnesses and collecting information about them. In November 2019, a criminal case was initiated against Sergey Yuferov, Valery Slashchev, Mikhail Burkov and Vladimir Bukin. A wave of searches took place in the city. The men were accused of organizing the activity of an extremist organization and involving others in it. In June 2021, the case went to court. A year and a half later, the believers were sentenced from 6 years and 2 months to 6 years and 6 months in a penal colony. In December 2022, the court of appeal overturned the verdict and sent the case for a new trial, and the believers were released from the pretrial detention center, where they had each spent 2 months. In June 2023, they were again sentenced to a penal colony: Bukin, Slashchev and Yuferov were given 6 years and 4 months each, and Burkov was given 6 years and 2 months. Another court of appeal ruled in August 2023 to uphold this decision. In May 2024, the court of cassation confirmed the verdict for all four Jehovah's Witnesses from Tynda.
Timeline

Persons in case

Bukin
Vladimir
Burkov
Mikhail
Slashchev
Valeriy
Yuferov
Sergey

Criminal case

Region:
Amur Region
Locality:
Tynda
Suspected of:
According to investigators, "organized meetings of followers ... religious organizations"
Court case number:
11907100001000076
Initiated:
November 11, 2019
Current case stage:
the verdict entered into force
Investigating:
Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Amur Region
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:
282.2 (1)
Court case number:
1-45/2023 (1-9/2022; 1-131/2021)
Court of First Instance:
Tyndinskiy District Court of the Amur Region
Judge of the Court of First Instance:
Valentina Brikova
Case History
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