The case of Velikov and Lukin in Moscow

Case History

Viktor Velikov from Solnechnogorsk first faced criminal prosecution in September 2023, when his home was searched. In April 2025, the law enforcement officers searched his family again. The believer was taken for interrogation to the Investigative Committee of the city of Moscow, after which he was placed in a temporary detention facility for 2 days. Viktor was accused of financing the activities of an extremist organization. At the same time, a search was carried out in Tver at the home of Andrey Lukin’s family. Both men were placed in a pre-trial detention center.
Timeline

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    Search Interrogation

    Law enforcement officers come to Viktor Velikov's workplace, he is taken home and a 3-hour search is conducted. Law enforcers are looking for any documents and electronic media where the name Jehovah or religious terms are mentioned. After the search, Velikov was taken to the Investigative Committee of the city of Moscow, where he was interrogated. During the investigative actions, it becomes clear that they are being carried out in connection with the case against Aleksandr Serebryakov.

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    Case initiated Art. 282.3 (1)

    Captain of Justice D. T. Mamedova, Senior Investigator of the Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Department for the Northern Administrative District of the Main Investigation Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow, separates the criminal case against unidentified persons under Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation from the case of Aleksandr Serebryakov into a separate proceeding.

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    Proceedings in the case are suspended due to the absence of persons involved.

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    Senior Investigator of the Savelovsky Interdistrict Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Northern Administrative District of the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the city of Moscow, Senior Lieutenant of Justice V. I. Safin, resumes the proceedings in the case.

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    Search

    The Savelovsky District Court of Moscow authorizes a search of Andrey Lukin's home.

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    Search Interrogation Temporary detention facility Art. 282.3 (1) Detention center
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    Search Interrogation Temporary detention facility

    A two-hour search takes place in the house of Lukin and the couple. Law enforcers confiscate electronic devices and two Bibles from believers. The man is interrogated and placed in a temporary detention facility.

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    Detention center

    Judge of the Savelovsky District Court of Moscow O. Y. Chistova chooses a restriction measure for Andrey Lukin in the form of detention.

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