In Naberezhnye Chelny, New Searches Were Carried Out at the Homes of Jehovah's Witnesses. Criminal Case Initiated

Early in the morning of July 24, 2024, searches were carried out in the homes of six Jehovah's Witnesses in Naberezhnye Chelny. Law enforcement officers detained Pavel Kupreyev, 36. Later, the investigator released him under a personal bond.

For one family, the search began at 6 a.m. and lasted 1.5 hours. It was conducted under the supervision of the senior officer of the FSB of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, Captain B.I. Tazetdinov, in the presence of two police officers. The law enforcement officers behaved politely and did not exert pressure. Communication equipment, a flash drive, a book by religious scholar Sergei Ivanenko and personal notes were seized.

Six years ago, 10 families of Jehovah's Witnesses from Naberezhnye Chelny were already subjected to searches. As a result, four men were given suspended sentences. Another nine people from Tatarstan received various sentences for their faith.