Case of Plotnikov and others in Yoshkar-Ola Ilia Buryi

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Case of Plotnikov and others in Yoshkar-Ola

Ilia Buryi

Updated: November 28, 2023


Name: Buryi, Ilia Ivanovich

Date of Birth: March 15, 1992

Current status: accused

Article of the Russian Criminal Code: 282.2 (1)

Current restrictions: recognizance agreement


Biography


In April 2022, the father of his little daughter, Ilia Buryi, a resident of Yoshkar-Ola, became a defendant in a criminal case for his belief in Jehovah God. The persecution of Ilia turned into a tragedy for his family. Worries about their son shattered the health of both parents, and in September 2023, Ilia's mother died.


Ilia was born in March 1992 in Nizhny Novgorod. As a child, he loved skating, playing football and volleyball. At various times, in addition to his hometown, he lived in St. Petersburg and Yoshkar-Ola.


After school, Ilia studied to be an electrician for the repair and maintenance of equipment. At first, he worked by profession, then he was engaged in cleaning, worked at a car wash, worked at a factory as an operator of machine tools with program control, and then again engaged in electrical installation.


Parents from childhood instilled in Ilia a love for the Bible and God. Spending time in nature, they drew his attention to how beautiful and amazingly everything is created. In 2004, the young man decided to take the Christian path on his own.


In 2018, Ilia married Anna, the sister of his close friend. Anna is a hairdresser and is fond of dancing. Ilia still loves sports games, and is also engaged in farming. In 2022, the couple had a daughter.


Relatives and friends worry about the spouses and are shocked by the unfair accusation.


Brief history of the case


In April 2022, the FSB initiated a criminal case against Jehovah's Witnesses from Yoshkar-Ola. Searches were carried out at nine addresses; law enforcement officers used force against one of the believers, Yevgeny Plotnikov. He was arrested and subsequently placed in a detention center. In August 2022, Yevgeny was placed under house arrest, and in October he was placed under a ban on certain activities. From December of the same year, the FSB investigator began making other residents of the city defendants – Sergey Kulikov and his son Aleksey, Eduard Kapitonov and his son Ilya, Igor Alekseyev, Vladimir Usenko and Denis Petrov. The investigator regarded practicing their faith as extremist actions. The believers were made to sign a recognizance agreement.


Criminal case


Region:

Mari El

Locality:

Yoshkar-Ola

What is suspected:

“Continued the activities of the religious organization... by convening meetings of followers of the religious beliefs (creed) of Jehovah’s Witnesses and direct participation in them” (from the decision on implicating them as defendants)

Criminal case number:

12207880001000006

Initiated:

April 12, 2022

Current stage of the case:

preliminary investigation

Investigates:

FSB Directorate for the Republic of Mari El

Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

282.2 (1), 282.2 (2)

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