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Elena Chernykh
Entrepreneurs
1976-11-09
На свободе
Prokopyevsk
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In 2020, as part of the case against Andrei Vlasov, the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Prokopyevsk were searched, including the spouses Yuri and Elena Chernykh, parents of a minor son. In May 2023, another criminal case was opened in Prokopyevsk against unidentified persons. Three months later, a Kemerovo Region local police department investigator brought in Yelena Chernykh and pensioner Vera Semicheva as defendants for conducting "joint worship...based on the Holy Scriptures (Bible)." Both women signed a recognizance not to leave. The case went to trial in September 2023. On 12 April 2024, Chernykh was sentenced to three years' conditional
In 2020, as part of the case against Andrei Vlasov, the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Prokopyevsk were searched, including the spouses Yuri and Elena Chernykh, parents of a minor son. In May 2023, another criminal case was opened in Prokopyevsk against unidentified persons. Three months later, a Kemerovo Region local police department investigator brought in Yelena Chernykh and pensioner Vera Semicheva as defendants for conducting "joint worship...based on the Holy Scriptures (Bible)." Both women signed a recognizance not to leave. The case went to trial in September 2023. On 12 April 2024, Chernykh was sentenced to three years' conditional sentence.
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