An elderly Jehovah's Witness from Kuban, sentenced to three years in prison, was transferred to Belgorod
60-year-old Jehovah's Witness Vasily Meleshko from the village of Kholmskaya (Krasnodar Territory), sentenced to three years in prison, was transferred to Belgorod. This was reported on a website with information about the persecution of representatives of the faith in Russia. The court handed down Meleshko's sentence in August; before that, the believer was under recognizance not to leave the place. On September 1, he left pre-trial detention center No.