Sokolov Yevgeniy

This person is also involved in another criminal case as well:
Case of Sokolov and Others in Voronezh
Name: Sokolov Yevgeniy Yuriyevich
Date of Birth: July 18, 1976
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Current restrictions: suspended sentence
Sentence: punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 3 years, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to leadership and participation in the work of public organizations for a term of 3 years, with restriction of liberty for a term of 10 months, a sentence of imprisonment shall be considered conditional with a probationary period of 3 years

Biography

On July 13, 2020 law enforcement agencies of the Voronezh region held the largest special operation against Jehovah's Witnesses in modern Russia. Among the victims of the actions of the operatives was Yevgeny Sokolov, who was sent after a search in the pre-trial detention center.

Yevgeny was born in 1976 in Prokopievsk (Kemerovo Region). He has two brothers in his family. As a child, he went fishing with his father. He loved to read books.

After school Yevgeny graduated from a mining school. He worked as an underground electrician in a mine, as well as an electrician in a hotel and an evening school. He lived in different cities: Tashtagol, Osinniki, Khanty-Mansiysk, Far East, Saratov and Voronezh regions.

In the early 90's Eugene began to study deeply the Holy Scriptures. He was impressed by the consistency of this ancient book, as well as the accuracy of the prophecies fulfilled, and decided to become a Christian.

In 1995, Eugene married Alesya. They love to spend time together in the countryside and in the mountains.

Family and friends are shocked by Yevgeny's arrest and worried that decent people can go to prison because of their faith in God and reading the Bible.

Case History

In December 2022, the FSB in Zeya initiated a second criminal case against Yevgeniy Sokolov for his worship. The first case was initiated two years earlier in Voronezh. Then the believer's home was searched, and he spent almost 5 months in a pretrial detention center. In Zeya, he was banned from certain actions. Sokolov was accused of participating in Jehovah's Witnesses meetings, where the believers discussed Bible teachings with friends. As it turned out, the woman, who pretended to be interested in the Bible, on the instructions of an FSB officer, made hidden audio-video recordings of meetings for worship. The prosecutor requested a punishment for the believer 3 years in prison. In May 2024, the court gave him a 3-year suspended sentence, 3 months later the court of appeal upheld this decision.
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