Biography
Case History
In June 2024, an investigator of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against three of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Izhevsk, including 73-year-old pensioner Indus Talipov. A day later, searches were conducted in the apartments of the believers. After interrogation, they were charged with organizing extremist activities. The investigation considered it a crime to hold peaceful worship services and read the Holy Scriptures via the Internet. The court sent Aleksandr Stefanidin to a pre-trial detention center, and banned Valeriy Knyazev and Indus Talipov from certain actions.