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Proshenkov Mikhail Nikolaevich

Date of birth: April 14, 1967 (59 years old)
City of residence: Saratov
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Form of repression:  house arrest
Pursuit stage:  preliminary investigation
Current location:  house arrest

Proshenkov Mikhail Nikolaevich, born on April 14, 1967, a resident of Saratov Oblast. He is accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization) in connection with his membership in the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses, which is banned in Russia. He has been in custody since September 5, 2025.

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