Investigator Viktor Petrov initiates a criminal case under an extremist article against Alexei Timofeev.
After the search, the security forces detained and interrogated Alexei Timofeev. On the same day, a decision is made to bring the believer as an accused under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Investigator Petrov asks the Petrozavodsk City Court to choose a measure of restraint for Alexei Timofeev in the form of detention. Judge Ekaterina Kanaeva sends the believer to the pre-trial detention center until May 25, 2024.
Aleksey Timofeev is being held in the PFRSI (pre-trial detention facility) at correctional colony No. 9 in Petrozavodsk. The believer is in a good mood. He is supported by letters from family and friends. He also has the opportunity to read the Bible. Alexei's relations with his cellmates and administration are conflict-free.
Judge of the Petrozavodsk City Court of the Republic of Karelia Tatyana Petina changes the measure of restraint for Alexei Timofeev. He was released from the pre-trial detention center under house arrest until June 25, 2024.
The court changes the restriction measure to a ban on certain actions.
Investigator of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Karelia Viktor Petrov is conducting a search of a woman who is a witness in the Timofeev case. After the search, the woman is interrogated.
The case goes to the Petrozavodsk City Court.
During the study of the written materials of the case, Aleksey Timofeev points out that the information about the operational-search measures relates to other persons and to a different period. He notes that his statements do not appear in the transcripts, which can be seen from the designations of the names.
The defender draws attention to the need to distinguish between the religious activities of Jehovah's Witnesses, which are not prohibited, and the activities of a legal entity recognized as extremist. According to him, these concepts are combined in the case materials, which makes it difficult to objectively assess the actions of the defendant. The lawyer also notes that some of the experts' conclusions are based on unverified information.