The case of Tsarev and Smirnov in Nizhny Novgorod
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June 4, 2019
Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Oleg Makerov, senior investigator for particularly important cases of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region, initiates criminal case No. 11901220089000239 for faith against unidentified persons, "in whose act signs of a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are seen." According to the investigation, they "held meetings, collected donations for the needs of a religious organization, and improved their missionary skills."
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July 17, 2019
In Nizhny Novgorod and the region, searches are being carried out in the homes of believers, equipment is being seized. Peaceful believers Denis Tsarev (born in 1983), Eduard Smirnov (born in 1988) and Galina Abrosimova (born in 1966) become defendants in criminal case No. 11901220089000239.
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November 18, 2021
It becomes known that the case of Tsarev and Smirnov was separated into separate proceedings from the case of Abrosimova. It is assigned a 42101220089000296 number.