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

Elena Krotova, directora del fondo de caridad “Protect Children from Drugs and Alcohol”, fue detenida durante dos meses en el caso de organizar las actividades de una organización extranjera o internacional reconocida como indeseable en Rusia. 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”, informó en el servicio de prensa.

Las fuentes de TASS e Izvestia informan de que el caso está relacionado con el hecho de que Krotova supuestamente participó en rusos en una organización científica (el Instituto Mundial de Empresas Científicas Internacional (WISE) y la Biblioteca Ron Hubbard de los Estados Unidos se incluyen en la lista de organizaciones indeseables en Rusia).

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 dietry supplements and the work of the founded 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 folletos of the organization.

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