Photo: Snezhana and Konstantin Bazhenov
In Yelizovo in Kamchatka, another trial of peaceful believers has begun. An accountant and two teachers are on trial for extremism
Kamchatka TerritoryOn November 14, 2019, the Yelizovsky District Court will hold the third hearing in the criminal case against civilians Konstantin Bazhenov, his wife Snezhana, and Vera Zolotova. In August 2018, all three were sent to a temporary detention center.
In 2018, mass searches were carried out in the homes of believers in the city of Yelizovo, after which Konstantin and Snezhana Bazhenov and Vera Zolotova were detained. The women spent 3 days behind bars, and Konstantin spent more than a week. A criminal case was opened against the believers, and a written undertaking not to leave was taken from them.
On October 24 and November 7, 2019, court hearings on this criminal case were held in the Yelizovsky District Court. The prosecution announced the indictment, which has 111 pages. All three are charged under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. No one was recognized as "victims" in this case. The defense filed a motion to return the case to the prosecutor. The next court hearing will be held on November 14, 2019.
A chronicle of this process has been published