Voishchev Nikolai Pavlovich

Voishchev Nikolai Pavlovich, born September 28, 1955, lives in Maykop. On charges of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organizing the activities of an extremist organisation") in connection with membership in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Russia, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony with restriction of freedom for 1 year and deprivation of the right to engage in educational activities, as well as activities related to the leadership of and participation in religious, public associations and organisations, for 4 years.
He has been in custody since October 20, 2022.