The Case of Chertov in Alushta
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The Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol opens a criminal case against 52-year-old Jehovah's Witness Vladimir Chertov. He is charged with organizing the activities of an extremist organization (part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
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Officers of the regional directorates of the FSB of Russia and the Center for Counteracting Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, supported by armed riot police, are conducting searches in the homes of several families of believers. Vladimir Chertov is detained and charged.
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The court imposes a ban on certain actions on Vladimir Chertov as a preventive measure.