The trial in Almaty in the case of ex-priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Iakov Vorontsov was closed. He himself announced the “order of the Russian Federation”translated

On September 16, the Medeu District Court of Almaty began the trial of the former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, Yakov Vorontsov, an opponent of Russia’s war against Ukraine. He was charged under Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan “Illegal production, processing, acquisition, storage or transportation without the purpose of selling narcotic drugs.” Vorontsov denies the accusation. Before the start of the trial, in response to RFE/RL's question about why, in Vorontsov's opinion...