NOVEMBER 25, 2021
RUSSIA
UPDATE | Jehovah Comforts Brother Yevgeniy Korotun
On May 16, 2022, the Tomsk Regional Court denied the appeal of Brother Yevgeniy Korotun. He remains in prison.
On January 20, 2022, the Severskiy City Court of the Tomsk Region convicted Yevgeniy and sentenced him to seven years in prison. His sentence will begin immediately.
Time Line
March 31, 2021
The trial began
September 7, 2020
Taken into custody and sent to pretrial detention after a court appearance
July 15, 2020
Placed under house arrest
July 14, 2020
FSB officers searched the homes of six families of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Seversk, including the Korotuns’ home
July 13, 2020
The criminal case against Yevgeniy was initiated
2018–2019
Two undercover officers pretended to show interest in the Bible and kept secret recordings of conversations to be used against Yevgeniy as evidence
Profile
We are confident that Jehovah is with the Korotun family and all those who serve him faithfully through difficult times.—Romans 15:5.
a Because Brother Korotun is currently in pretrial detention, it was not possible to obtain comments from him.