Biography
In January 2021, security forces searched the home of 39-year-old Tuvan resident Vitaliy Manzyrykchi, after which they took him for interrogation and sent him to a detention center. After 2 days, the believer was released under house arrest.
Vitaliy was born in November 1981 in the village of Khovu-Aksy, Republic of Tuva. Vitaliy's family, when he was a child, moved to the city of Kyzyl. Parents soon died, the boy was raised by his grandmother.
As a child, Vitaliy loved to read and was fond of computers. After school, he received the profession of a cook. For many years he worked as a seller in the car market. He is fond of photography, likes to relax in nature with friends.
In the late 1990s, Vitaliy began to study the Bible. He was inspired by the way the prophecies in this book are fulfilled. Love among Jehovah's Witnesses touched his heart, and in 2000 he was baptized as a Christian.
Due to criminal prosecution, Vitaliy lost the opportunity to earn a living. During the search, a camera and a computer were seized from him. Vitaly's aunt, his only relative, was worried that her nephew faced criminal prosecution only for his belief in Jehovah God. In January 2022, all charges against the believer were dropped.