Four Jehovah's Witnesses sentenced in Chita
Three believers were sentenced to real terms, one to a suspended sentence. On June 6, 2022, the Central District Court of Chita convicted Jehovah's Witnesses Vladimir Ermolaev, Alexander Putintsev, Igor Mamalimov, and Sergei Kirilyuk under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization). Ermolaev and Putintsev were sentenced to six and a half years, and Mamalimov to six years in a penal colony.