Case of Gaytur in Kurgan

Case History

In November 2023, an investigator of the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal prosecution of Aleksandr Gaytur. The elderly man is suspected of participating in the activities of an extremist organization because of his faith. He was included in the list of Rosfinmonitoring. Previously, Aleksandr was a witness in the case of Anatoliy Isakov. The believer's daughter, Anastasiya, became a defendant in a separate extremism case in May 2024.
Timeline

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    September 18, 2023 Case initiated Art. 282.2 (2) Elderly

    A. A. Kravchenko, Investigator for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kurgan Region, initiates a criminal case against Alexander Gaitur under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

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    November 14, 2023 Rosfinmonitoring

    Aleksandr Gaitur is included in the Rosfinmonitoring list.

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    December 12, 2023

    Investigator Captain Kravchenko calls Oleksandr Gaytur to the border department of Petukhovo.

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    May 31, 2024 Search Prosecution of several family members Elderly

    Anastasia Gaitur, the daughter of Oleksandr Gaytur, is being searched. The believer himself is also in the apartment at this moment. He is seriously ill and cannot get out of bed. Investigator S.G. Ermolaev conducts the search for more than 4 hours, while personal belongings of believers are seized.