Trial of the case of three Jehovah's Witnesses begins in Kirov
Alexander Shamov, Andrey Shchepin and Yevgeny Udintsev are accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization and financing it. On June 4, 2020, in Kirov, the Leninsky District Court began considering the case of three followers of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses: 60-year-old Alexander Shamov, 29-year-old Andrey Shchepin, and 71-year-old Yevgeny Udintsev. Shamov and Shchepin are charged under Part 1 of Art.