Biography
In April 2021, law enforcement officers of the Tula region raided Jehovah's Witnesses. Several believers, including 2 women, were thrown into jail. Gurami Labadze, one of the defendants in the criminal case, was placed under house arrest. On the day of the search and interrogation, Gurami's blood pressure and blood sugar rose, and the operatives even had to call an ambulance.
Gurami was born in December 1962 in the Georgian village of Nigvzara. The large family had 2 sons and 2 daughters, but brother Gurami died in infancy. As a child, Gurami was very fond of reading, so some librarians, knowing this, left interesting books for him. He regrets that among those books he never came across the Bible, because even then he was interested in the origin of life.
Gurami studied first at a vocational school in Tbilisi, then at the Tbilisi Technical School of Railway Transport, and then graduated from the Tula Polytechnic Institute. After graduation he was sent to serve in the army in the construction battalion.
Upon his return, Gurami worked as a foreman at a plant in Tula, a car repair mechanic, and a senior mechanic. Later he went into business, then became a carpenter, and from 2015 until his arrest he worked as a taxi driver.
In the mid-90s, Gurami took up seriously reading and studying the Bible. Thanks to this ancient book, he found answers to questions that have worried him for many years. Reflecting on God's standards and applying them in life helped Gurami to quit smoking and using drugs. He was also impressed by the behavior of believers and their attitude towards each other. All this prompted him to devote his life to serving God.
In 1995, he married Galina, whom he met at work. A son was born in the marriage. Together with family and friends, Gurami loves to spend time in nature: picking mushrooms in the forest and having picnics.
Criminal prosecution has robbed Gurami of his job. He is prohibited from associating with anyone, including his own family. He shares: “It is very difficult without communication with your wife, son, relatives and friends. As if a part of my body had been torn off. "