Case of Dmitriyev and Sergeechev in Adygeysk

Case History

At the end of April 2025, searches were conducted in the homes of two believers from Adygeisk, Aleksey Dmitriev and Yuriy Sergeechev. The latter is a disabled person of group III and recently underwent treatment due to heart problems. The investigator of the Investigative Committee accused the believers of involving a local resident in an extremist organization just because they discussed the Bible with him. The court sent both believers into custody.
Timeline

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    Case initiated Art. 282.2 (1.1) Elderly Believers with a disability

    Investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Zalim Ashinov opens a criminal case against 74-year-old disabled person of group III Yuriy Sergeechev and 57-year-old Aleksey Dmitriev from Adygeisk. The investigation interprets ordinary conversations about God with a local resident as involvement in an extremist organization.

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    Search Elderly
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    Detention center Elderly Believers with a disability

    Maykop City Court judge Marina Vittek sends Yuriy Sergeechev and Aleksey Dmitriev into custody until June 27, 2025.

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    Detention center Elderly Believers with a disability

    Yuriy Sergeechev and Aleksey Dmitriev are held in double cells, each of them is one person. Believers have good relations with them.

    74-year-old Yuriy Sergeechev complains of arrhythmia. The believer, a disabled person of group III, walks with a cane, he has poor eyesight. At first after his arrest, he did not have the necessary medicines. In the medical unit, he was not given medicines, since they were also absent there. It is difficult for Yuriy to understand the meaning of the documents in the case, so he has to reread the text several times.

    Aleksey Dmitriev needs dental care. According to available information, the assistance of the appointed lawyer was expressed in the fact that he offered the believer to admit his guilt.

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