Glazov Andrey

Name: Glazov Andrey Vladimirovich
Date of Birth: April 10, 1972
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 112 day in a pre-trial detention
Current restrictions: suspended sentence
Sentence: The sentence is imprisonment for a period of 2 years and 6 months, the sentence is considered suspended with a probationary period

Biography

In 2021, peaceful believer Andrey Glazov was accused of extremism only because of his beliefs.

Andrey was born in 1972 in Yaroslavl. He has a younger brother. Their father is no longer alive, and their mother, a disabled person of group II, cannot take care of herself on her own due to restrictions in movement.

As a child, Andrey was interested in technology and went in for sports—he attended the skating section. He also loved to be in nature and was fond of horseback riding.

After school, Andrey graduated from college with a degree in motorist-helmsman. For some time he worked in this field, and later as a driver, plasterer-painter, agricultural worker. Recently he worked as a carpenter.

In 1998, Andrey married Yuliya, an economist by education. Now she works in the field of cleaning, takes care of the garden and garden, in her free time she likes to read and travel. Andrey also reads a lot, especially history books. He also enjoys traveling, hiking with a tent.

Andrey has been studying the Bible for many years. He was impressed that there are people living in harmony with this book, and he himself decided to do the same.

Andrey's relatives worry about him and do not understand why he is being persecuted.

Case History

In April 2021, searches were carried out in the homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Yaroslavl. Among those who were invaded by law enforcement officers was the family of Andrey Glazov. On the same day, he, along with other believers, was interrogated in the Investigative Committee. Thirteen months later, a criminal case was opened against Glazov. He was detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center, accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization. Four months later, the court released him under a ban on certain actions. In June 2023, the case went to court, and a year later, Glazov was convicted and given a suspended sentence of 2.5 years.
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