The Court in Sochi Left 68-Year-Old Nikolay Kuzichkin in Jail. About 70 People Came to Support the Believer

On January 22, 2020, a court in Sochi left 68-year-old Nikolai Kuzichkin in custody until February 24. This happened despite the fact that in the pre-trial detention center Nikolay is deprived of the opportunity to receive high-quality treatment, his condition is critical.

Before the hearing, Nikolay's friends and acquaintances, about 70 people, including young people, gathered at the courtroom. They came to support their fellow believer, despite the rainy, cold weather. However, the hearings were held behind closed doors.

At the same time, as one of those present at the hearing said, the court staff somewhat softened their attitude towards the listeners of the trial. "The court workers did not drive us away with rude teams from the fence, at which we crowded in order to see up close and support the prisoner during the escort. But this is what they usually did to us in previous courts," said one of the eyewitnesses.

The audience supported Nikolay with applause.

According to a source close to Nikolai's family, the investigator in charge of the case in which Kuzichkin and others are involved also softened his attitude.

"When an elderly woman with epilepsy scolded him a little for summoning him for questioning, he replied to her with something like: 'It wasn't exactly me who called you. There are other interested people." After the interrogation, he helped her stand up and led her arm into the corridor, "says an acquaintance of the Kuzichkins.

Piano tuner Nikolai Kuzichkin has been languishing in jail for more than three months. All this time, his condition worsens.