Case of Shcherbich in Neftekumsk

Case History

In December 2018, the FSB in the Stavropol Territory opened a criminal case on charges of organizing the activity of an extremist organization against four Jehovah’s Witnesses. Among them was Aleksey Shcherbich. In 2020, the man was also accused of financing the activities of an extremist organization, his case was separated into a separate proceeding. In June 2024, Shcherbich was detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center.

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    December 7, 2018 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (1)

    Major of Justice A. Astakhov, senior investigator for particularly important cases of the investigation department of the FSB of Russia in the Stavropol Territory, initiates a criminal case under the article on organizing the activity of an extremist organization against Konstantin Samsonov, Alexander Akopov, Shamil Sultanov and Aleksey Shcherbich.

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    June 5, 2020 Case initiated Art. 282.3 (1)

    Investigator A. Astakhov initiates a new criminal case under the article on financing the activities of an extremist organization against Shcherbich, Samsonov, Akopov and Sultanov.

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    July 28, 2020 Art. 282.2 (1) Art. 282.3 (1)

    Aleksey Shcherbich is involved as a defendant.

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    July 29, 2020 Art. 282.2 (1) Art. 282.3 (1)

    Cases involving the organization and financing of the activities of an extremist organization are combined into one criminal proceeding.

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    July 30, 2020

    Investigator Astakhov decides to separate the criminal case against Aleksey Shcherbich into a separate proceeding.

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    June 11, 2024 Temporary detention facility

    Aleksey Shcherbich is detained.

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    June 13, 2024 Detention center

    By court decision, Shcherbich is placed in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in the Stavropol Territory.