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Firsov Valery Yevgenievich

Валерий Фирсов

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Firsov Valery Yevgenievich

Date of birth: October 16, 1956 (69 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Slavgorod
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Form of repression:  house arrest
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Date of arrest:  June 8, 2026
Current location:  house arrest

Valery Firsov is a pensioner from Slavgorod in Altai Krai. He is charged under the article on organising the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his membership in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community, which is banned in Russia. Since 10 June 2026, he has been under house arrest.