On Wednesday, August 24, in the occupied Crimea in Sevastopol, searches were carried out at the homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 53-year-old Viktor Kudynov and 51-year-old Serhii Zhyhalov were arrested, and a criminal case was initiated against them. This was reported by the European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The believers were accused of organizing the activities of a banned organization (Part 1, Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)