Ministry of Justice Alexander Konovalov, received his theological education at Saint Tikhon Orthodox University

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Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov (in Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Конова́лов, born 9 June 1968) is a Russian lawyer and politician. Since May 2008, he is minister of justice.

Early life and education

Konovalov was born 9 June 1968 in Leningrad.^[1]In 1992, he graduated from the law department of Saint Petersburg State University.^[2]

Career

From 1992 to 2005 Konovalov served in Saint Petersburg prosecutor's office. From February to November 2005 he was the chief prosecutor of Bashkortostan. Since 14 November 2005, he has been President Vladimir Putin's plenipotentiary envoy to the Volga Federal District. In May 2008 he was appointed the minister of justice.^[3]https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/minjust-claim-to-ban-20170316/

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That is no excuse for the judicial execution the Russian state has just performed on the Jehovah’s Witnesses, but it was a decision made at the top by the political, ecclesiastical and judicial elites, including the ROC’s Patriarch Kirill. It was not the state’s response to a nonexistent, utterly imaginary “popular will.” TRR

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Anti-Missionary Law In Russia (Ministry of Justice Alexander Konovalov, received his theological education at Saint Tikhon Orthodox University)