Case of Kutsenko in Chita
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The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Trans-Baikal Territory is initiating a case of extremism against unidentified persons.
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Vadim Kutsenko's house is being searched as part of a special operation against Chita's Jehovah's Witnesses. At the same time, he is tortured and detained.
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Vadim Kutsenko sends an appeal to the head of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Trans-Baikal Territory, Y.S. Rusanov, with a request to initiate a criminal case on the fact of torture and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Kutsenko was released after 5 days in the temporary detention facility, but remains in the status of a suspect.
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At a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, 27 European Union countries, as well as 6 other non-EU states, in a joint statement called for an investigation into allegations of torture of Vadim Kutsenko.
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To be published later.
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During the hearing in the Chita Garrison Military Court, Kutsenko learns that the Investigative Committee overturned the decision not to initiate a case. This means that the pre-investigation check on his claim of torture continues.
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Investigator Zhuravlev terminates the criminal prosecution of Vadim Kutsenko due to the absence of corpus delicti in his actions.
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It becomes known that criminal prosecution is being resumed against Vadim Kutsenko, who was charged under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in January 2021. It is included in the Rosfinmonitoring list.