In Arkhangelsk, the Investigative Committee stopped the criminal prosecution of 78-year-old Kaleria Mamykina

"Kaleria Mamykina ... exercised her right to freedom of religion under Article 28 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and therefore there is no corpus delicti in her actions." Sledkom noted, however, that the woman was "under the destructive influence" of Eugene Yakku.

The decision to dismiss the case against the elderly woman was made on November 27, 2019. Investigator R. Shagarov, after a year of surveillance and 7 months of investigation, came to the conclusion that Mamykina, receiving fellow believers in her house, "had no intention of participating in the activities of a [banned] religious organization." Thus, the investigator concluded that the woman's actions did not constitute a crime under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the law, Kaleria Mamykina has the right to rehabilitation, which includes an official apology from the prosecutor, compensation for property and moral damage. If information about the criminal prosecution of a rehabilitated person has been published in the mass media, then at the request of the rehabilitated person, reports on rehabilitation must be disseminated.

Meanwhile, Yevgeny Yakku, who also exercised his constitutional right to freedom of religion, is already charged under three "extremist" articles - organizing activities, participation and involving others in the activities of an extremist organization (part 1 of article 282.2, part 1.1 of article 282.2, part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The case of Yevgeniy Yakku and Kaleria Mamykina is a clear confirmation of how blurred the concept of extremist activity is in the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which makes it unclear where the constitutional right to freedom of religion begins and where it ends. Following the logic of the investigation, it is necessary to stop the criminal prosecution of dozens of other Jehovah's Witnesses, as well as to acquit and rehabilitate those of them who have already been convicted under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.