Biography
On February 28, 2019, in Ulyanovsk, criminal cases were initiated against several civilians in connection with their faith. One of them, Khoren Khachikyan, was placed under house arrest. What is known about him?
Khoren was born in 1985 in Yerevan. He has an older sister and a younger brother. In his youth he was engaged in Greco-Roman wrestling. Due to the economic crisis, Khoren's family moved to Russia, first to Moscow, and then to Ulyanovsk. Khoren received a higher economic education, but in recent years he has been working in the construction industry. Today he enjoys playing volleyball with friends, running.
One day, Khoren picked up a Bible, and he was impressed by the consistency and consistency of the book. He realized that he had to get to know God better and live according to his commandments.
Khoren's relatives are shocked by the charges that have been brought against him, because they know him as a gentle and kind person.
Case History
In 2019, the FSB in Ulyanovsk opened a case against the Mysin couple and their co-religionists Zelenskiy, Tabakov, Ganin and Khachikyan. After the searches, they were sent to jail and later under house arrest. In addition, savings and cars in the amount of 1.5 million rubles were seized from believers. The charge under Article 282.2 was limited to participation in “activities that included religious singing, preaching, studying the article and praying.” The believers had a hard time with the repressions. So, Sergey Mysin, who spent 2 months behind bars, ended up in intensive care. The state prosecutor asked to send all six to a penal colony for terms of 3 to 7 years, as well as to confiscate the seized property and money. The court of first instance sentenced them to a suspended sentence of up to 3.5 years. The court of appeal increased the suspended sentence for Sergey Mysin to four years, while leaving the sentences for the rest of the believers unchanged.
