Biography
On July 13, 2020 in the Voronezh region law enforcement officers conducted the most massive raid against Jehovah's Witnesses in the history of modern Russia. Searches were conducted at more than 80 addresses, dozens of civilians were detained and taken to interrogations. One of them was Alexander Korol, who was beaten and tortured. What do we know about him?
Alexander was born into a religious family in 1991 in the village of Krasnoselsky, Krasnodar region. Alexander's father, Nikolai, works as a slinger; together with his wife Olga and daughter Elena, he grows vegetables in the greenhouse.
As a child, Alexander liked to study mechanisms, make wood, fish and ride a bike. After school, he tried himself in different professions: upholsterer of furniture, edger and assembler of cabinet furniture. Currently he works as a janitor in kindergarten, in his spare time he is engaged in repair of digital equipment.
His father's parents were exiled to Siberia, where they got acquainted with the Bible and began to teach Christian principles to their children and later to their grandchildren. His grandmother on his mother's line took the Christian way back in 1975. Alexander himself was baptized in 2006.
In 2010, Sasha married Polina, who from early childhood was interested in spiritual things. Together spouses love to spend time with friends, relax in nature, ride bikes, collect puzzles, cook food, play board games. Polina is fond of photography. Alexander learns to play the piano, loves to sing.
After the search, the spouses had to move, as it was emotionally difficult to stay in the same place of residence. Alexander and Polina are worried that they may lose their jobs, as their criminal record does not allow them to work in children's institutions (Polina works at the Center for Children's Creativity). Alexander is included in the notorious list of Rosfinmonitoring - a list of persons, according to the authorities, involved in extremist activities. Based on this list, his bank accounts were blocked.
Relatives and family friends believe that criminal prosecution of a believer is unfair.