Postnikov Oleg Vladimirovich

Postnikov Oleg Vladimirovich, born on January 24, 1965, lives in Birobidzhan.

In April 2022, under Part 1.1 and Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (involvement in the activities and participation in the activities of an extremist organization) in connection with membership in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Russia, he was sentenced to 5.5 years of suspended imprisonment with a probationary period of 5 years. The appellate court overturned the sentence, but upon retrial the punishment remained the same. He was under a written undertaking not to leave.

On April 3, 2025, he was detained in a new case under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (organization of extremist activity). The next day he was sent to custody.

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