The case of Gaytur in Kurgan Gaytur Anastasiya

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The case of Gaytur in Kurgan

Gaytur Anastasiya

Updated: August 5, 2024


Name: Gaytur Anastasiya Aleksandrovna

Date of Birth: February 18, 1996

Current status: defendant

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

Current restrictions: recognizance agreement


Biography


In 1949, Anastasia Gaytur grandparents and their families were exiled to Siberia because of their faith in Jehovah God. In the spring of 2024, a few months after her father, Aleksandr, the girl herself was persecuted for her beliefs.


Anastasia was born in February 1996 in the city of Petukhovo (Kurgan region). She has an elder brother and sister. Her father worked as a builder all his life, and her mother was a housewife. During her school years, Anastasia attended a handicraft group. She loved animals, so she spent a lot of time caring for them and playing.


Anastasia received her profession at the Kurgan Technical School of Service and Technology, where she studied to be a hairdresser. The girl also graduated from manicure master courses. She worked as a hairdresser, administrator in a grooming studio and cleaning specialist.


In her free time, Anastasia likes to read books of different genres and play volleyball. She enjoys hiking and cycling. Anastasia continues to acquire new skills: she draws from video lessons, learns to play the guitar, bakes homemade sourdough bread.


"Since childhood, I knew biblical truths and could not imagine life without God. He was always real to me," the girl said. "As a teenager, I tried to read and understand the Bible on my own."


The stress caused by the criminal prosecution negatively affected Anastasiya's health, which is why she needed medical attention. The believer was included in the Rosfinmonitoring list, her bank cards were blocked, so every month she must write an application to the bank to receive her salary.


It is painful for family members, especially parents, to see the injustice their loved one faces.


Case History


At the end of May 2024, resident of Kurgan Anastasiya Gaitur, faced criminal prosecution for her faith following her father, Aleksandr. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the woman under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization, and later her apartment was searched. Anastasiya was taken for interrogation and released on recognizance agreement.

Timeline


Criminal case


Region:

Kurgan Region

Locality:

Kurgan

Court case number:

12407370001000014

Case initiated:

May 28, 2024

Current case stage:

Preliminary investigation

Investigating:

Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia for the Kurgan Region

Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:

282.2 (2)

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