Davydenko's case in Pavlovskaya
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The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar orders a search of the home of 28-year-old Aleksandr Davydenko.
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Law enforcement officers come to Davydenko's workplace and bring him home for a search. At this time, members of his family are there.
The search in the presence of witnesses, a specialist and FSB officers lasts about 7 hours. Electronic devices, storage media, personal records, bank cards and cash are seized from the man. They also search the local area and the man's car.
Then the believer is interrogated for 40 minutes as a witness in the FSB department of the village of Pavlovskaya. The interrogation is conducted by the senior investigator-criminalist of the Krasnodar Territory Directorate of the FSB of Russia A. A. Lebashev.
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Senior investigator of the Pavlovsk Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Territory, Captain of Justice V. V. Kulazhenkov initiated a criminal case against Aleksandr Davydenko under two articles - participation in the activities of an extremist organization and involvement of other persons in it.
The decision to open a criminal case says that Davydenko "took part in... religious training event – a lesson on the study of the "Holy Scriptures" (biblical texts)", which, according to the investigation, constitutes a crime.
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Davydenko is charged.
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The Pavlovsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory chooses a preventive measure for Davydenko in the form of detention.
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Relatives learn that Aleksandr Davydenko is in pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the Krasnodar Territory in the city of Armavir. Upon arrival, he was quarantined for 10 days.
There are 12 people in the 10-bed cell where Aleksandr is being held. He has his own bed, but because of the noise in the cell, it is difficult to sleep. The cell is warm, but damp, there is mold, which is why the believer has a cough.
Davydenko has a Bible. He receives letters and tries to maintain a positive attitude.
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Aleksandr was transferred to a 10-bed cell, which contains 13 people. He has his own bed. The man has a good relationship with his cellmates. Letters come regularly. Davydenko receives parcels and orders dairy products at the stall of the pre-trial detention center. He has a Psalter and a New Testament.
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Hearings in the case of Oleksandr Davydenko begin. He states that he does not agree with all the counts of the charge, drawing attention to the fact that the ban on a legal entity does not entail a ban on the practice of religion.
The mother of the defendant is interrogated. The prosecution is discussing the testimony she gave in 2019 as part of the case of Vladimir Skachidub.
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Prosecution witness Valery Ilchenko, a special services agent who also testified against Lyudmila Shchekoldina and Maxim Beltikov, is being interrogated. Answering questions, he says that believers introduced him to biblical teachings, encouraged him to do good and develop friendship with God and people.
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Two witnesses are being questioned. Both women describe Aleksandr as a respectful, kind and sympathetic person. A neighbor of the defendant says: "The whole street is for you, we will all sign it."
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Another 14 people are being held in a 10-bed cell together with Aleksandr Davydenko. The believer maintains peaceful relations with his cellmates. Food in the pre-trial detention center is normal, there is an opportunity to go for walks.
2--3 times a month Aleksandr is taken from the Armavir pre-trial detention center to court hearings in the Pavlovsky district court. According to the believer, these trips are difficult for him, since the one-way trip is about 200 kilometers.