Bashabaev Anton

Name: Bashabaev Anton Mikhailovich
Date of Birth: December 7, 1984
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 1 day in a temporary detention facility, 356 day Under house arrest
Current restrictions: prohibition of certain actions
Sentence: penalty in the form of a fine in the amount of 600000 rubles

Biography

In the fall of 2023, Anton Bashabayev was detained, after which he and his wife were searched. The stress caused by these events had a negative impact on his health and the condition of all members of his family.

Anton was born in December 1984 in the city of Volzhskiy, Volgograd Region. He is the only child in the family, he grew up without a father. In his youth, Anton played football. After school, he studied to be an electrician and a specialist in instrumentation. He worked in the field of finishing works.

Anton's aunt was the first in the family to start studying the Bible. Later, she was joined by his mother and himself. Anton liked this book for its logic and internal consistency. In 1998, together with his mother, he consciously decided to embark on the Christian path.

In 2008, Anton married Antonina, a girl with the same view on life. She was once touched by the convincing evidence in favor of the biblical teaching on the creation of the earth.

The couple love music: Anton learns to play the guitar, and Antonina learns to play the synthesizer. They like to spend time with friends, especially in nature, picking mushrooms. Antonina mastered the art of decoupage, and also studied to be a hairdresser.

The search and house arrest of Anton disrupted the usual way of life of the family. Relatives and friends empathize with them and support them as best they can.

Case History

In the fall of 2023, law enforcement officers conducted searches in the homes of believers in Saratov. Aleksey Vasilyev, Aleksey Yefremov and members of their families were taken for interrogation to the Investigative Committee. Then the men were placed in a temporary detention facility, and later under house arrest. Anton Bashabaev was detained at the Volgograd airport 3 days later. He was interrogated by the Investigative Committee of Saratov, he spent a day in a temporary detention facility, after which he was placed under house arrest. In April 2024, Sergey Bagiyan was detained in Moscow. He spent 3 days in the detention center, after which he was transported to Saratov and placed under house arrest. All four believers spent a year under house arrest. After that, the court imposed a ban on certain actions. Later, the case of Sergey Bagiyan was made into a separate proceeding. The trial of Anton Bashabaev, Aleksey Vasilyev and Aleksey Yefremov began in October 2025. In December it ended with a verdict — a fine of 600,000 rubles for each.
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