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Kompaniets Vladimir Leonidovich

Владимир Компаниец

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Kompaniets Vladimir Leonidovich

Date of birth: June 15, 1966 (60 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Seversk
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Date of arrest:  June 17, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Tomsk Oblast

Vladimir Kompaniets, a Jehovah’s Witness from Seversk, Tomsk Oblast, was charged under the article on organising the activities of an extremist organisation and placed in a remand prison in June 2026.

According to the prosecution, Kompaniets 'organised meetings with citizens by conducting video conferences on the Zoom cloud platform, where religious texts were quoted to them.'

  • List of Jehovah’s Witnesses Facing Prosecution (updated)

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