In the city of Shakhty, Rostov Region, a criminal case was opened against activist and businessman Yevgeny Tokarev on a knowingly false denunciation (Part 1 of Article 306 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by the Kavkaz.Realii publication.
The criminal case was opened shortly after Tokarev filed a statement about the threat of murder and assault — in the document he indicated that an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also among those who attacked him. According to the activist, he has been attacked several times in recent months.
So, in January, two men attacked him, they armed themselves with a knife and a pistol and threatened Tokarev with physical violence. Later, in March, there was another attack — according to the activist, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs took part in it.
Tokarev filed an application with law enforcement agencies. “A criminal case was opened only against one of those who threatened, and then only on the threat of murder, on the other [charges] — complete disregard by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the same time, I suffered craniocerebral and other injuries, I am still being monitored by doctors, ”he told the Kavkaz.Realii publication.
The man believes that his social activities became the reason for the attacks: he talks about abuses in the field of funeral services, including the «laundering» of budget money for cleaning cemeteries, digging graves and selling plots for burial. According to the activist, a criminal case was opened against him in order to put pressure on him and force him to remain silent about the “laundering” of funds and previous attacks.
In December 2022, Tokarev posted on Instagram a photo of zinc coffins thrown out after the burial of the dead Russian military in Ukraine. After that, several entrepreneurs working in the field of funeral services were forced to apologize.