The head of the Foundation for the protection of children from drugs arrested in the case of Scientologists

Elena Krotova, the head of the charity fund “Protect Children from Drugs and Alcohol”, was arrested for two months in the case of organizing the activities of a foreign or international organization recognized as undesirable in Russia. This was reported by RBC in the press service of the Moscow City Court.

“Basmanny district court of Moscow has chosen a measure of restraint in the form of detention until December 15, 2026 against Krotova Elena Vladimirovna, accused of committing a crime under part 3 of article 284.1 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation”, – reported in the press service.

TASS and Izvestia sources report that the case is related to the fact that Krotova allegedly involved Russians in a Scientology organization (the World Institute of Scientology Enterprises International (WISE) and the Ron Hubbard Library from the United States are included in the list of undesirable organizations in Russia).

According to TASS, citing a source in law enforcement agencies, investigative actions took place in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Kaliningrad and Ufa. The interlocutor of the publication said that during the investigative measures, law enforcement officers seized dietary supplements and the work of the founder of Scientology Ron Hubbard, including those included in the federal list of extremists, certificates of membership in the International Association of Scientologists and letters of thanks for distributing brochures of the organization.

The interlocutor of TASS said that, according to the investigation, the leadership of the foundation under the guise of fighting drug addiction recruited new followers of Scientology.