Authorities wiretapped Yuriy’s telephone and conducted other surveillance measures against him
March 28, 2022
Criminal case was initiated. Charged with organizing meetings of an extremist organization via videoconference. The investigator conducted a search of Yuriy’s home without a search warrant
March 29, 2022
Searches carried out in homes of five other families of Jehovah’s Witnesses and of a man with whom Yuriy had discussed the Bible. Yuriy was arrested and placed in temporary detention
March 30, 2022
Sent to pretrial detention
June 20, 2022
Criminal trial began
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We are confident that Jehovah will continue to support and give power to his faithful servants as they hope in him.—Isaiah 40:31.