Senior investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea, Senior Lieutenant Y. A. Merkulov, opens a criminal case against 68-year-old Tamara Bratseva for "organizing the activities of a religious association, in respect of which the court made a decision to liquidate it in connection with extremist activities."
Early in the morning, armed law enforcement officers searched the house of Tamara Bratseva and her husband. Electronic devices and personal records were seized from the woman. After the search, the believer is taken away for interrogation and a written undertaking not to leave is taken from her.
Senior Lieutenant of Justice Y. A. Merkulov charges Tamara Bratseva. According to the investigation, the pensioner "organized... collective religious worship... in the form of public reproduction of [religious] audio recordings and video recordings ... sequential performance of songs."
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea satisfies Tamara Bratseva's appeal and overturns the decision of the court of first instance to allow a search of the believer's home. The case was sent for a new trial to the Razdolnensky District Court of the Republic of Crimea.
Tamara Bratseva's case goes to court. It will be considered by Judge Maria Bedritskaya.