The Investigative Committee of Yakutia did not initiate a criminal case against the Yakut shaman and returned the sword to him

The Investigative Committee of Yakutia did not initiate a criminal case under the article on violence against a representative of government (Article 318 of the Criminal Code) against the shaman-warrior Alexander Gabyshev. This was reported by Human Rights Postcards.

“During the procedural verification of the presence of intent aimed at using violence against a government official, Gabyshev A.P. not established,” the organization quotes the decision to refuse to initiate a case.

In addition, the shaman’s sword, which was confiscated after his arrest, was returned to him. “He has a sword. It was important to take the sword and knives, as they are evidence. And even if the prosecutor cancels the refusal to initiate proceedings, the material evidence was returned,” Aleksey Pryanishnikov, coordinator of the “Human Rights Postcard”, told MBKH Media.

• On December 10, Alexander Gabyshev and a member of his squad, Evgeny Rostokin (nicknamed Raven), were detained . The reason was allegedly the need to carry out investigative actions in connection with the criminal case brought against the shaman. The next day, Gabyshev was again sent under recognizance not to leave. However, on December 23 it was canceled , and the charge of calls for extremism was never brought.
• A resident of Yakutia, Alexander Gabyshev, who calls himself a “shaman-warrior,” has been going to Moscow for several months in order to “drive out Putin.” The shaman was joined on his way by several of his supporters.
• On September 19, Gabyshev was detained in a night camp near the federal highway on the border with the Irkutsk region. A case was opened against him for public calls for extremist activity (Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). A psychiatric examination initiated by the FSB for Yakutia found the shaman Alexander Gabyshev insane.