The case of Anufriev et al. in Kstovo Mikholap Andrey

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The case of Anufriev et al. in Kstovo

Mikholap Andrey

Updated: July 18, 2024

FULL name: Mikholap Andrey Viktorovich

Date of birth: November 21, 1968

Current status in the criminal case: the accused

Spent in custody: 2 days in an IVS, 14 days in a pre-trial detention center

Current restrictions: detention center

Current location: Pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the Nizhny Novgorod region

Correspondence address: Mikholap Andrey Viktorovich, born in 1968, pre-trial detention center No. 2 in the Nizhny Novgorod region, village Druzhny, Kstovsky district, Nizhny Novgorod region, 607683

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Biography

In July 2024, Andrei Mikholap and his wife Oksana were raided by armed security forces. The man was knocked down, his arm was twisted behind his back and his knee was pinned to the floor, although he did not resist. That's how the couple found out that a criminal case had been opened against them for their faith. After the search, both were placed in a pre-trial detention center.

Andrey was born in November 1968 in the village of Kraskino, Primorsky Krai. He lived in the village of Holgaso (Khabarovsk Territory) until the age of 12. He has a younger brother and sister. My mother worked in the trade for most of her life, and my father was a mechanic driver. He is no longer alive.

As a child, Andrey loved to read books and play football. He dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon, so after school he entered the Tyumen Medical Institute. However, after the 2nd year he was drafted into the army, he left his studies and served at the Baikonur cosmodrome.

After the army, Andrey worked as a long-distance truck driver — he carried dangerous goods along the northern highways in the Tyumen region, and later delivered dairy products to stores.

In the city of Beloyarsk, Tyumen region, Andrey met Oksana, a teacher by education. They got married in 1993 and have maintained a close and warm relationship in marriage for more than 30 years. Together, the couple like to travel and spend time with friends, who note that Andrey is an expert in cooking fish and kebabs.

In 1997, Andrey and Oksana began researching the Bible, and after 2 years, having received answers to their questions, they decided to take the Christian path.

Due to the imprisonment of the Miholap spouses in the pre-trial detention center, Oksana's parents were left without the care and support of their relatives. They suffer from serious chronic diseases, live in the village, and it is difficult for them to get to shops and clinics.

The family is shocked that Andrei, whom everyone knows as a gentle and conflict-free person, was accused of extremism. They consider the persecution of spouses unfair.

Summary of the case

Region:

Nizhny Novgorod region

Locality:

Kstovo

Criminal case number:

Current stage of the case:

Preliminary investigation