Case of Kovadnev and others in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Sergey Sachnev

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Case of Kovadnev and others in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Sergey Sachnev

Updated: August 22, 2023


Name: Sachnev, Sergey Vasiliyevich

Date of Birth: September 25, 1951

Current status: suspect

Article of the Russian Criminal Code: 282.2 (1.1)

Current restrictions: summon to report


Biography


When the house of Sergei and Ulita Sachnev was searched in May 2023, the elderly couple experienced stress. Because of their beliefs, they became defendants in a criminal case on extremism.


Sergei was born in September 1951. He has two brothers and a sister. After graduating from school, Sergei worked as a driver until retirement. Lived in Spassk-Dalniy and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.


In 1977, Sergei married Ulita, whom he met at work. they had two sons. The couple loves to take care of the garden together. Having retired, they moved to the village of Khurba (Khabarovsk Territory).


In 2008, Sergei embarked on the Christian path after, following his wife, he became convinced of the reliability of the prophecies from the Holy Scriptures.


The children of the Sachnevs empathize with their parents who were subjected to criminal prosecution for their faith.


Brief history of the case


In May 2023, civilians in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, as well as the village of Khurba and the village of Molodezhny, were subjected to night searches because of their religion. The Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region opened a criminal case against 8 believers - Vasily and Irina Bondarev, Sergey and Ulita Sachnev, Nikolai Kovadnev, Ivan Nikitin, Mikhail Dorofeev, Radion Shitov, Marina Voitko and Svetlana Zharkova. They are charged with involvement in the activities of a banned organization.


Criminal case


Region:

Khabarovsk Territory

Locality:

Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Case number:

12302080009000073

Initiated:

May 4, 2023

Current stage of the case:

Preliminary investigation

Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

282.2 (1.1)

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