On December 5, 2023, the Surgut City Court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area—Yugra convicted 17 brothers and one sister. Among them are Brothers Vyacheslav Boronos, Saveliy Gargalyk, Yevgeniy Kayryak, Artem Kim, Sergey Loginov, Aleksey Plekhov, and Sergey Volosnikov. The 17 brothers received suspended prison sentences ranging from six years and three months to seven years. The sister received a suspended prison sentence of three years and three months. They are not required to go to prison at this time.
Time Line
February 15, 2019
Police officers searched numerous homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Surgut and nearby cities. As a result, three brothers, including Sergey Loginov, were sent to pretrial detention. One other brother was later ordered to report to a psychiatric hospital. The seven brothers profiled in this report were physically mistreated after refusing to disclose details about their fellow worshippers
February 26, 2019
The European Court of Human Rights ordered the Russian government to release Sergey Loginov so that he could receive medical attention
As our courageous brothers continue to face trials, we are confident that Jehovah hears their prayers and answers quickly when they are in distress.—Psalm 69:17.
