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Evgeni Cherepanov
Неизвестно
2004-07-21
At large
Biography
On 17 January 2025, he was detained in Ozersk (Chelyabinsk region), where he had come from another city to help his mother get to the hospital for a check-up. The detention followed a search, allegedly with the use of force, as part of a case on the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. The next day Cherepanov was taken into custody. In April 2025, he was transferred to house arrest. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and attracting
On 17 January 2025, he was detained in Ozersk (Chelyabinsk region), where he had come from another city to help his mother get to the hospital for a check-up. The detention followed a search, allegedly with the use of force, as part of a case on the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. The next day Cherepanov was taken into custody. In April 2025, he was transferred to house arrest. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.