Biography
Case History
In the summer of 2023, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against three Jehovah’s Witnesses from Tver: Aleksandr Kostyuk, Maksim Barbazyuk, and pensioner Valery Tolmazov. Their homes were searched, after which the men were interrogated until late in the evening. The believers were accused of holding joint discussions of the Bible, which the investigation equated with extremist activities.