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Paisov Aleksandr Sergeevich

Date of birth: October 5, 1962 (63 years old)
City of residence: Zvenigorod
Occupation: почта
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Moscow Oblast

Paisov Aleksandr Sergeevich, born on October 5, 1962, is a resident of Zvenigorod. He worked as a postal worker and cared for his elderly mother. He is charged under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Participation in the activities of an extremist organization') in connection with his membership in a Jehovah’s Witnesses community banned in Russia. He has been deprived of liberty since December 10, 2025.