Babayan Samvel

Name: Babayan Samvel Aikazovich
Date of Birth: May 22, 1972
Current status: accused
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 28 day in a pre-trial detention
Current restrictions: detention center
Currently held in: Detention Center No.1 for Samara Region
Address for correspondence: Babayan Samvel Aikazovich, 1972 born, Detention Center No.1 for Samara Region, Pr. Sadovy, 22, Samara, Samara Region, 443022

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Case History

In September 2024, a series of searches took place at the homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Samara. As it turned out, two months earlier, an investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Samara opened a criminal case against Samvel Babayan, accusing him of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. After interrogation, he was arrested and taken into custody.
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