Ursu case in Dzhankoy Viktor Ursu

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Ursu case in Dzhankoy

Viktor Ursu

Updated: September 8, 2023


Name: Ursu, Viktor Aleksandrovich

Date of Birth: June 24, 1965

Current status: accused

Article of the Russian Criminal Code: 282.2 (1)

Time spent in prison: 2 days in temporary holding facility, 30 days under house arrest

Current restrictions: house arrest


Biography


The father , grandfather and great-grandfather of Victor Ursu from Dzhankoy went through religious persecution during the Soviet Union, and now Victor himself is facing persecution for his faith. In July 2023, after mass searches in the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Crimea, he became involved in a criminal case on extremism.


Victor was born in June 1965 in the village of Semiskul (Kurgan region). He has an older sister. When the children were still small, the family moved from Siberia, where they were in exile, to Dzhankoy.


In his youth, Victor was interested in photography, radio electronics, design, astronomy, and learned to play the button accordion and guitar. He liked to read non-fiction and science fiction.


After school, Victor got a job as a laborer at a canning factory, where he trained as a turner, and later worked on the railroad in an experimental workshop. He also worked as a milling machine, recently mastered the profession of a scraper.


In his free time, Victor likes to sing, draw, listen to music, watch movies with good acting and read about art.


Ursu’s family has always valued biblical knowledge—his great-great-grandfather was the first to become interested in this book. Since childhood, Victor believed in God and loved to watch his creations; he was amazed by their complexity, wisdom and beauty. In 1983, he firmly decided to become a Jehovah's Witness.


Victor met his future wife, Marina, who also grew up in a family of believers, at a friends wedding. They got married in 1988. Marina worked as a seamstress at a clothing factory, recently she has been repairing clothes, enjoys knitting and needlework, and also likes to garden. The couple love to travel together. They have a daughter, Love, who also shares the religious views of her parents.


The criminal prosecution radically changed Victor's life. Due to stress and anxiety, he developed health problems. According to his relatives, he is worried that he has lost the opportunity to provide for his family, but does not lose optimism. Numerous relatives and friends support Victor and his family.


Criminal case


Region:

Crimea

Locality:

Dzhankoy

Criminal case number:

12302350007000066

Initiated:

August 7, 2023

Current stage of the case:

preliminary investigation

Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

282.2 (1)

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