Police in the western Russian city of Kaluga have detained Albert Ratkin, a bishop of the New Word Baptist church, as a witness in a probe against the chairman of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, Yury Sipko. Ratkin's son, Viktor, said on August 8 that his father was detained after police searched his home and confiscated computers, devices, and documents. The Investigative Committee said in statement on August 8 that Sipko was suspected of spreading alleged fake news online about Russian armed forces involved in Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Baptist Bishop Detained As 'Witness' In Case On Alleged Fakes About Armed Forces
Ratkin was reportedly detained a witness in a probe against the chairman of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, Yury Sipko (pictured).