Aleksei Dmitriev
Entrepreneurs
1967-07-23
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Biography
Resident of Adygeysk. On 29 April 2025, a search took place at his home. He was detained and interrogated, and the next day was sent into custody due to his involvement in the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and recruiting new supporters. On 22 December 2025 Dmitriev was sentenced to four years in a general regime colony.
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