Case of Kovadnev and others in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Nikolay Kovadnev

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Case of Kovadnev and others in Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Nikolay Kovadnev

Updated: September 5, 2023


Name: Kovadnev, Nikolay Yegorovich

Date of Birth: October 23, 1960

Current status: suspect

Article of the Russian Criminal Code: 282.2 (1.1)

Current restrictions: summon to report


Biography


On May 25, 2023, the believing spouses Nikolai and Marina Kovadnevs were searched with the participation of riot police, after which the condition of Marina, who suffers from cancer, deteriorated sharply. She died 2 months later.


Nikolai was born in 1960 in the village of Razdolnoye (Primorsky Krai) into a family of workers. He has a younger brother. In childhood and youth, Nikolai loved to fish and ride a motorcycle.


After graduating from the institute, in 1983, Nikolai moved to Komsomolsk-on-Amur for distribution. For some time he lived in Vladivostok. Nikolay worked as an accountant in various software maintenance firms. Now he is retired, he likes to take care of the dacha: grow vegetables and berries, make preparations for the winter.


At the age of 35, Nicholas became interested in the Bible. From it he learned a lot about God. He was especially impressed by the fact that most of the inhabitants of the earth can read this book in their native language. In 1995, the man embarked on the Christian path.


In 2012, Nikolai married Marina. By that time, they had known each other for several years. The spouses have no joint children. Marina shared her husband's views on life. She was fond of drawing and making crafts, she gave her works to friends.


Relatives of Nikolai do not understand why he was subjected to criminal prosecution.


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

Criminal 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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