Korol Liliana

Name: Korol Liliana Sergeyevna
Date of Birth: January 2, 1978
Current status: defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1.1), 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 17 day in a pre-trial detention
Current restrictions: detention center
Currently held in: Detention Center No.6 for Moscow
Address for correspondence: Korol Liliana Sergeyevna, born 1978, Detention Center No.6 for Moscow, Ul. SHhosseynaya, 92, Moscow, 109383

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Biography

Liliana Korol loves to learn new things, including biblical history, geography and archaeology. In December 2024, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against her for her belief in Jehovah God. The woman was searched, interrogated and placed in a temporary detention facility, and later in a pre-trial detention center.

Liliana was born in January 1978 in the multinational city of Zhambyl (now Taraz, Kazakhstan). The girl grew up inquisitive, she had a keen sense of justice.

As a teenager, Liliana fell in love with reading and began to collect her own library. It was then that she was first introduced to the Bible. The girl was impressed by the scientific credibility of this book, in particular the facts about the shape and location of the Earth. She also learned from the Bible that God's name is Jehovah.

At the age of 20, Liliana moved to Moscow and entered the Faculty of Law. Then she worked for some time in the Bar Association. In 2003, she got married and had a daughter. A year later, Liliana became interested in winemaking, studied at a sommelier school and began working in the restaurant business.

In 2012, Liliana Korol got married for the second time. Having become interested in cosmetology, she underwent professional retraining. Because of his love for learning, her husband called Liliana "an eternal student." Soon she began teaching cosmetology. Her colleagues recognized her talent for explaining complex things in simple words, and clients appreciated her individual approach.

Despite her successful professional career, Liliana did not leave the feeling of emptiness, questions arose about the meaning of life. One day, she found a Bible on her bookshelf and several magazines on Bible topics. After reading them overnight, she decided to resume her Bible study with Jehovah's Witnesses. In 2015, Liliana Korol was baptized. According to her relatives, great changes took place in her—she became calm and peaceful, got rid of anxiety about the future. The Bible also helped her to establish good relationships with others.

Liliana's arrest came as a surprise to her family and friends. They can't believe that such a compassionate, caring person could be considered a danger to society.

Case History

In December 2024, searches were carried out at least 8 addresses of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow and Lyubertsy near Moscow. The day before, the Moscow Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Oksana Ivanova, Larisa Kislaya, Liliana Korol, Darya Petrochenko and Zaur Murtuzov. The reason for initiating the case was their conversations about the Bible with Olga Grigoryeva, who feigned interest in this book. Five of Jehovah’s Witnesses are accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization and involving other persons in it. Later, Murtuzov, Korol and Petrochenko were sent to a pre-trial detention center, and Kislaya and Ivanova were placed under house arrest.
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