Sulikova Elena Sergeevna (Alyona Polyn)

On June 4, 2024, a search was conducted in the city of Ivanteevka, Moscow Oblast, at the home of a local resident, head of the organization "Empire of the Strongest Witches" and former participant of the TV show "Battle of the Psychics" on the TNT channel, Alyona Polyn (real name Elena Sulikova)." "During the search, literature and other items "of significance to the investigation" were seized from her. A criminal case was initiated against Sulikova for inciting hatred or enmity and public calls for extremist activity. According to the investigation, from January 2020 to December 2023, the woman sold literature calling for 'violence against the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church.' In addition, according to the Investigative Committee, she published a video on social networks with 'statements insulting the religious feelings of believers'. Before the election of a preventive measure, the case participant was placed in a temporary detention center. On June 6, 2024, the Ivan-teyevsk City Court of the Moscow Region sent Suli-kova into custody. A seizure began in the woman in court: she hit her head on the bars of the cage for detainees several times and fainted. An ambulance was called for her, but the woman was still sent to a pre-trial detention center.