Updated: March 28, 2024
Name: Treguba Yekaterina Viktorovna
Date of Birth: February 17, 1991
Current status: Defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Current restrictions: Recognizance agreement

Biography

In September 2020, a 29-year-old native of Vladivostok, Yekaterina Treguba, joined the list of more than 30 Primorye residents accused of extremism for their faith. Interrogations, searches and court testimonies became part of her daily life.

Yekaterina was born in February 1991. She has a younger brother and sister. As a child she was fond of studying English, dancing, basketball and sambo. After school, she graduated from the Academic College of Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service. Now Yekaterina teaches English. In her spare time, she likes to go jogging, which helps her cope with stress.

Katya's interest in the Bible came from childhood when her grandmother read her interesting stories from Scriptures. Especially the girl was affected by the fact that people will never grow old again. Later, Yekaterina became personally convinced of the love and care of the Creator& In 2008 she became a Christian.

Although parents do not share Yekaterina’s religious beliefs, their daughter's criminal prosecution is a source of serious concern and perplexity. The believer herself tries not to succumb to fear and unnecessary stress. "This experience has made me stronger," she says.

Case History

In the early morning of July 2018, a group of masked armed security forces invaded the apartment of 90-year-old grandmother Yelena Barmakina, after which Dmitriy wife Yelena was imprisoned in a pre-trial detention center for 447 days. Later, Yelena herself was accused of extremism because of her religion and the family’s bank accounts were blocked. The believer’s case was considered by the Pervorechensky District Court of Vladivostok. In September 2020, the court returned the case to the prosecutor. In August 2021, investigator Tarasenko opened a criminal case against a peaceful believer Yuriy Redozubov and merged Barmakina’s case into one proceeding with the cases against Redozubov, Lonchakov, Katanaeva, Astvatsaturova, Tregub, Tsorn and the Verigin spouses. In June 2022, the case went to court.