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Sergey Tyurin
Entrepreneurs
1994-07-31
At large
Balakovo
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In May-June 2021, residents of Balakovo city (a city in Saratov region, south-east of Moscow) were followed and their conversations were recorded. A month later, searches took place in 8 homes of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Alexei Bogatov, Vladimir Mavrin, Yevgeny Fomashin, Andrei Murych and Sergei Tyurin were placed in a temporary detention centre after overnight interrogations. Two days later they were detained in a pre-trial detention centre 170 kilometres away from home. The court repeatedly extended the period of detention of the believers in the pre-trial detention centre. As a result they spent 10 months in custody.
In January 2023, the court decided
In May-June 2021, residents of Balakovo city (a city in Saratov region, south-east of Moscow) were followed and their conversations were recorded. A month later, searches took place in 8 homes of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Alexei Bogatov, Vladimir Mavrin, Yevgeny Fomashin, Andrei Murych and Sergei Tyurin were placed in a temporary detention centre after overnight interrogations. Two days later they were detained in a pre-trial detention centre 170 kilometres away from home. The court repeatedly extended the period of detention of the believers in the pre-trial detention centre. As a result they spent 10 months in custody.
In January 2023, the court decided to change their preventive measure to a prohibition of certain actions. On 29 June 2023, the case came before the Balakovo District Court of the Saratov Region. On 24 November 2023, Tyurin was sentenced to a fine of 550,000 rubles (ca US$6160), but the amount was reduced to 300,000 (ca US$3360), taking into account the time spent in custody.
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