The Case of Paysov in Zvenigorod

Case History

In December 2025, in Zvenigorod near Moscow, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against an elderly man, Aleksandr Paysov, accusing him of participating in the activities of a banned organization. Following searches and interrogations, a court ordered the believer to be placed in pre‑trial detention, leaving his elderly mother — a woman with a disability — without her son’s support.

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