In Kazakhstan, clergyman Yakov Vorontsov, who had previously criticized the Russian Orthodox Church, has been arrested. He has been charged with possession and use of narcotic substances.

In Almaty, on the night of February 12-13, former hieromonk Iakov (secular name Vladimir Vorontsov), who previously belonged to the Astana and Almaty diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, was detained. This information was confirmed to "Agency" by his defender, lawyer Galym Nurpeisov.