Ex-priest of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan Iakov Vorontsov is no longer charged with “organizing a drug den”translated

The former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kazakhstan, Iakov Vorontsov, is no longer accused of “organizing a drug den.” The charge under Part 1 of Article 302 of the Criminal Code is not contained in the report from the prosecutor’s office handed to Vorontsov, his lawyer Galym Nurpeisov told RFE/RL. The defense attorney does not know the reasons for dropping the charges. “The prosecutor did not inform. He is an accuser. We only expressed disagreement with the accusation,” Nurpeisov commented. 40-year-old Vorontsov was also charged with “illegal...