Case of Ishberdin and Starikov in Naberezhnye Chelny

Case History

In Kazan in June 2024, the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case under Articles 282.2 (1) and 282.2 (2) of the Criminal Code against unidentified persons, later two believers, Robert Ishberdin and Sergey Starikov, became defendants. In June, searches were carried out with the participation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB; Personal belongings were seized. In April 2025, both were interrogated and transferred to the status of accused, taking a recognizance agreement.
Timeline

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    Case initiated Art. 282.2 (1) Art. 282.2 (2)

    Investigator for especially important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Republic of Tatarstan, Lieutenant Colonel of Justice Airat Giniyatullin issued a decision to initiate a criminal case against unidentified persons.

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    Search

    Judge of the Sovetsky District Court of the city of Kazan Sergey Aptulin issues a search in the homes of Robert Ishberdin and Sergey Starikov.

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    Search

    Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB conduct searches in the homes of believers. Sergey Starikov's investigative actions are led by police captain A. K. Zorin. Law enforcement officers behave politely, do not exert pressure. They confiscate communication equipment, flash drives, a book by religious scholar Sergei Ivanenko, and personal records.

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    Interrogation Recognizance agreement

    Senior investigator of the Department for Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Republic of Tatarstan Airat Giniyatullin interrogates Robert Ishberdin and Sergey Starikov. Believers now act as accused. They take a recognizance agreement.

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