The Nizhnekamsk City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan will soon announce its verdict in the case involving Brothers Denis Filatov, Stanislav Klyuchnikov, and Dmitriy Yarchak. The prosecutor has yet to request a potential sentence.
Time Line
- November 18, 2020 FSB officers and heavily armed riot police raided the homes of 12 families of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city of Nizhnekamsk. Nine brothers and three sisters were taken for interrogation
- August 24, 2021 As a result of the investigation, Denis, Stanislav, and Dmitriy were placed under travel restrictions
- October 7, 2021 Denis, Stanislav, and Dmitriy were officially charged. They were accused of “singing special songs, hymns, and prayers”
- January 27, 2022 The criminal case was transferred to the Nizhnekamsk City Court of the Republic of Tatarstan ….. continue reading
