The case of Malyanov and others in Nizhny Novgorod

Law enforcement officers listen to Sergey Malyanov's telephone conversations, remove information about him from technical communication channels, and also monitor the believer.

The judge of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court, Oleg Kolesnikov, makes a decision to conduct operational-search measures "in order to document the criminal activities of Oleg Konshin." They include listening to telephone conversations using audio recordings and "removing information from technical communication channels."

Sergey Malyanov notices that he is being followed. His phone calls are recorded.

Oleg Makerov, senior investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod Region, initiates criminal cases against unidentified persons, "in whose act signs of a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are seen." The evidence base is collected by employees of the Center for Economics of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Police and FSB officers, with the support of SOBR, are conducting mass searches in 31 families of Nizhny Novgorod believers.

Vladimir Manushakyan, Oleg Konshin, Sergey and Svetlana Malyanov become defendants in a criminal case. They are detained and placed in a temporary detention facility.

Manushakyan, Malyanov and Konshin are banned from certain actions.

The investigator inspects the materials obtained during the ORM in Malyanov's home. A recording of Malyanov's telephone conversations, made a few months earlier, is listened to.

The investigator summons Oleg Konshin for questioning as a witness in the case of Sergei Verkhoturov. He rejects Konshin's petition to terminate the criminal case on the basis of Opinion No. 10/2020 of the UN Working Group and chooses a measure of restraint for the believer in the form of a written undertaking not to leave.

The investigator opens a criminal case against Roman Zhivolupov under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Roman Zhivolupov is charged with a written undertaking not to leave the place.

The investigator is prosecuting Svetlana Malyanova as a defendant under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. The believer is given a written undertaking not to leave the place.

Oleg Konshin is charged with violating Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The investigator prosecutes Sergey Malyanov as a defendant under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and takes a written undertaking not to leave the place from him.

The case against Manushakyan is separated into separate proceedings.

The indictment is being revised. Sergey Malyanov is being prosecuted under another part of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - 1.1 (involvement). Oleg Konshin, Roman Zhivolupov and Svetlana Malyanova remain accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (involvement) is excluded from Sergey Malyanov's charge.

The case of Malyanov and other believers is submitted to the Leninsky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod. It will be considered by judge Sergey Glushkov.

The first court hearing is held.

Roman Zhivolupov is being prosecuted as a defendant in violation of Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He is chosen a measure of restraint in the form of a written undertaking not to leave.

15 listeners are allowed into the courtroom.

At the meeting, material evidence is examined, in particular, a video recording of the concert program. Sergey Malyanov explains that this event was not a worship service: music sounds, children perform on stage, tell fairy tales, some participants sing Russian folk songs, dance Irish dances, have a snack and take pictures from time to time. Oleg Konshin notes: "At the party there is no call for extremism and the overthrow of the state system, everything takes place in the spirit of kindness and love, great attention is paid to children so that they have fun and feel good."

At the hearing, they continue to watch the video of the concert. The attention of the state prosecutor is attracted by the inscription "We are all sisters, we are all brothers, we are a big family" on the screen during the event. "This can be wished to everyone to be so," comments Sergey Malyanov. "And on the screensaver there were beautiful landscapes with a waterfall and mountain peaks that would decorate any house."

20 listeners are allowed to attend the meeting. Sergey Malyanov and Oleg Konshin are being interrogated. The prosecutor asks them about the structure of the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (liquidated by the court in 2017). The state prosecutor is also interested in whether Verkhoturov and Manushakyan are familiar to Sergey. Next, the defendants read out their written notes.

Svetlana Malyanova and Roman Zhivolupov take written notes.

Svetlana asks to attach to the case file documents about chronic diseases, as well as the fact that she cares for an elderly person and receives benefits.

At the meeting, the contents of the 2nd, 7th, 9th and 10th volumes of the case materials are read out and a fragment of the video recording is viewed.

Part of the meeting - the announcement of recordings of telephone conversations of Sergey Malyanov - is held behind closed doors. Listeners are asked to leave the hall.

Oleg Konshin asks to read in detail the 57th page of the 10th volume. It contains statements about how to overcome evil with good and how good manners bear good fruit in difficult circumstances.

The prosecutor requests terms of imprisonment for believers: Sergey Malyanov - 6 years; Svetlana Malyanova is 4 years old; Roman Zhivolupov — 3 years and 10 months; Oleg Konshin is 3 years and 8 months old.

The defendants say the last word. During the performance of Oleg and Sergey, the judge interrupts them. The verdict is scheduled to be announced on April 26.

Referee: Sergey Glushkov. Leninsky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod (Nizhny Novgorod, Cosmonaut Komarov Street, 10a, Hall No. 4).