The case of Tutinova et al. in Elista Ekaterina Menkova

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The case of Tutinova et al. in Elista

Ekaterina Menkova

Updated: April 11, 2024

FULL name: Ekaterina Vladimirovna Menkova

Date of birth: October 19, 1982

Current status in the criminal case: defendant

Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)

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Biography

An ambulance call ended the search conducted by FSB officers at Ekaterina Menkova, the mother of a minor child. A criminal case was opened against the woman only because of her faith.

Ekaterina was born in October 1982 in the village of Tavn-Gashun in the Republic of Kalmykia. She has two older brothers and a sister. Their mother is a pensioner, and their father has already died.

As a child, Ekaterina was fond of basketball and loved knitting, as well as caring for livestock and poultry. After school, she graduated from Kalmyk State University with a degree in "Technologist for the production and processing of agricultural products." Then she worked at the factory as a laboratory assistant and technologist, later became an individual entrepreneur. Recently, he has been working in the field of cleaning.

Friends who try to live according to biblical principles told Catherine about this. She was impressed by the consistency and consistency of this book. In 2017, she decided to take the Christian path.

In her free time, a woman likes to cook desserts and pastries, listen to audiobooks and walk outdoors with her dog.

Ekaterina has a husband and a son who goes to school. The family lives in the capital of Kalmykia, Elista. Relatives do not understand why Catherine is being persecuted.

A brief history of the case

In February 2023, the FSB opened a criminal case against pensioner Kishta Tutinova from Elista for organizing the activities of an extremist organization and invaded her and her co-religionists with searches. The reason was that the believer, while at home, according to the investigation, "held religious meetings and directly participated in them in online conferences." The woman spent 2 days in an IVS, more than 4 months under house arrest and about 7 months under a ban on certain actions. Tsagan Khalgayeva and Ekaterina Menkova were witnesses in the case, but in December 2023 they were charged with participating in the activities of an extremist organization.

Summary of the case

Region:

Kalmykia

Locality:

Elista

What is suspected:

"Conducts religious meetings and directly participates in them in online conferences, as well as involves residents of the region in the activities of this organization for the purpose of propaganda"

Criminal case number:

12307850001000001

Case initiated:

February 16, 2023

Current stage of the case:

Proceedings in the court of first instance

Investigating:

Federal Security Service for the Republic of Kalmykia

Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

282.2 (2), 282.2 (1)