APRIL 26, 2023 | UPDATED: OCTOBER 3, 2023
RUSSIA
UPDATE—BROTHER CONVICTED | “Jehovah Is Holding Us With Both Hands”
On September 28, 2023, the Central District Court of Prokopyevsk convicted Brother Yuriy Chernykh and sentenced him to three years of forced labor. a He is not required to go to prison at this time.
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We are confident that Jehovah will continue to provide all his loyal servants ‘peace just like a river’ as they strive to remain faithful to him.—Isaiah 48:18.
Time Line
July 12, 2020
Home searched. Both Yuriy and Yelena interrogated
November 5, 2021
Criminal case initiated
November 10, 2021
Home searched a second time
April 26, 2022
Yuriy placed under travel restrictions
July 18, 2022
Criminal trial began
a A person sentenced to forced labor receives a work assignment from the authorities and has anywhere between 5 to 20 percent of his wages confiscated. If the authorities determine that the person is not cooperating or is refusing to work, he may be sent to prison.
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