Case of Kocherova and Ovchinnikova in Knyaz-Volkonsky Lubov Ovchinnikova

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 Case of Kocherova and Ovchinnikova in Knyaz-Volkonsky

 Lubov Ovchinnikova

 Updated: July 10, 2023


 Name: Ovchinnikova, Lubov Lukichna

 Date of Birth: November 19, 1958

 Current status: defendant

 Article of the Russian Criminal Code: 282.2 (2), 282.2 (1.1)


 Biography


 In May 2022, Lubov Ovchinnikova, a pensioner who worked as a kindergarten teacher for many years, faced religious persecution. An elderly woman was prosecuted for talking about the Bible.


 Lubov was born in 1958 in the village of Shchelkonogovsky (Sverdlovsk Region) in a large family. When she was 6, they moved to live in the village of Knyaze-Volkonskoye (Khabarovsk Territory). Parents and three brothers are no longer alive, only two elder sisters remained. From a young age, Lubov was fond of sewing.


 Having received a secondary specialized education, Lubov worked as a teacher in a kindergarten until her retirement. In retirement, she worked as a cleaner.


 Lubov got married in 1978 and together with her husband moved to live in the village of Miass (Chelyabinsk region). Later, due to the lack of their own housing, the family returned to Knyaze-Volkonskoye. The couple raised a son and a daughter. Now Lubov is a widow. In her free time, she enjoys knitting, sewing, making fabric crafts and cooking.


 In 1997, Lubov, after carefully studying the Bible, decided to devote her life to serving God. Then she did not think that in 25 years she would be subjected to criminal prosecution for her faith.


 Because of the trial, Lubov is forced to live in Khabarovsk. The elderly woman began to have health problems. Relatives worry about her and support her as best they can.


 Brief history of the case


 Since April 2020, on the instructions of the FSB, one of the residents of the village of Knyaz-Volkonsky began to record conversations about the Bible with Lyubov Kocherova and Lyubov Ovchinnikova. Two years later, a criminal case was opened against the pensioners for allegedly recruiting and participating in the activities of an extremist organization. They were accused of "asking questions on religious topics related ... to the understanding of the Bible." In March 2023, the case went to trial.


 Criminal case


 Region:

 Khabarovsk Territory

 Locality:

 Knyaz-Volkonskoe

 What is suspected:

 “collectively performed religious songs, prayers, which are a product in the structure of the worldwide organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses” (from the decision to prosecute)

 Case number:

 12202080023000024

 Initiated:

 May 26, 2022

 Current stage of the case:

 trial in court of first instance

 Investigating:

 SU SK for the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region

 Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

 282.2 (1.1), 282.2 (2)

 Case number in court:

 1-215/2023

 Court of First Instance:

 Khabarovsk District Court of the Khabarovsk Territory

 Judge of the Court of First Instance:

 Angelina Sviderskaya

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