Case of Pankova in Moscow

Case History

Mariya Pankova faced criminal prosecution for her faith back in October 2021. Then the house of her and her husband, Sergey Tolokonnikov, was searched, as a result of which the man ended up in a pre-trial detention center and later was sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony. In April 2025, when Sergey was 2 months away from his release, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Mariya, also under an extremist article. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs took Mariya for interrogation, and a search was conducted in her apartment. A recognizance agreement was taken from the woman. The case went to court in June 2025.
Timeline

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    Case initiated Art. 282.2 (2) Prosecution of several family members

    Lieutenant of Justice Natalia Vikhareva, senior investigator of the Koptevsky Interdistrict Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Northern Administrative District of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow, initiates a criminal case against Maria Pankova under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

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    Case went to court

    The case materials are submitted to the Savelovskiy District Court of Moscow. They will be considered by Judge Dmitriy Makarenkov.

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    Prosecutor requested punishment

    To be published later.

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    Health risk

    Maria Pankova had severe pain in the spine. For several days, she cannot get up or even sit. The believer receives the necessary treatment.

    At the same time, another misfortune occurred in the family of Maria and Sergey: Sergey's mother died.

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