Early in the morning in Shadrinsk, Igor Suslov is searched. Law enforcement officers break into the believer's house through the balcony. They also search his car and conduct a search at the place of registration - in Kurgan. The believer is interrogated and brought in as a witness in the case of Aleksandr Lubin.
Senior investigator S. V. Grachev opened a criminal case against Igor Suslov on suspicion of participation in the activities of an extremist organization (part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Having learned that a criminal case has been initiated against him, Igor Suslov travels more than 1700 km from the Altai Territory, where he lives with his family, to Kurgan, for interrogation at the local investigative committee. Investigator Grachev charges Suslov and places him under a recognizance agreement.
The case goes to the Shadrinsky District Court of the Kurgan Region. It will be considered by Judge Ekaterina Zykova.
At the first hearing on the merits, Igor Suslov speaks about his attitude to the charges. He believes that the investigation was misleading, since, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, believers have the right to practice the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, and that the ban of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation applies only to legal entities.
The court rejects the believer's petition to refuse a state lawyer, but attaches documents about the defendant's health to the case file.
Three prosecution witnesses are being questioned.
The woman talks about the defendant's religion in general, but does not say anything specific about him. Referring to her affidavit, the prosecutor lists teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses that she says she does not like.
The second witness reports that she saw Suslov at meetings for worship. Igor asks the woman how this is possible if he lived elsewhere during the specified period, but she evades explanation.
The third witness for the prosecution, when testifying, enjoys the right not to testify against himself and his relatives.