On April 29, 2021, the Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region upheld Igor’s conviction and his original two-and-a-half-year suspended prison sentence.

On February 12, 2021, the Birobidzhan District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region convicted Igor. The court imposed a two-and-a-half-year suspended prison sentence.

Igor has remained steadfast and positive throughout his trial. During his closing statements to the court on February 11, 2021, he stated: “I pondered over how I should begin my final statement, and I decided to apply the advice the apostle Paul gave to all Christians. In his letter to the Colossians, he urged them: ‘Show yourselves thankful.’

“Therefore, I want to thank you, Your Honor, for the calm atmosphere during the judicial process, and for giving us your attention. . . . But I feel particular appreciation toward our Creator and God, Jehovah, because he has supported me throughout this entire judicial process. He has given me a sense of calmness and peace in my heart.”—Colossians 3:15.