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Olga Zhelavskaya
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1962-02-19
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Chelyabinsk
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A resident of Chelyabinsk. She worked as a passport officer and dispatcher. On March 26, 2019, her home was searched as part of the case involving the organisation of activities of an extremist organisation initiated against Vladimir Suvorov. Later, Zhelavskaya was charged with participating in the activities of an extremist organisation - as in the case of Suvorov, in connection with her involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities, such as holding meetings and worship services or recruiting new members. On April 14, 2023 Zhelavskaya was sentenced
A resident of Chelyabinsk. She worked as a passport officer and dispatcher. On March 26, 2019, her home was searched as part of the case involving the organisation of activities of an extremist organisation initiated against Vladimir Suvorov. Later, Zhelavskaya was charged with participating in the activities of an extremist organisation - as in the case of Suvorov, in connection with her involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities, such as holding meetings and worship services or recruiting new members. On April 14, 2023 Zhelavskaya was sentenced to a two-year suspended prison sentence.
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