Case of Nazarov in Vyselki

Case History

In December 2024, Sergey Nazarov from the village of Vyselki, Krasnodar Territory, was prosecuted as a defendant in a criminal case initiated three months earlier. The believer was accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization. In September 2025, the case went to court.

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    Senior investigator of the Korenovsk Interdistrict Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Territory D. S. Fomenko attracts Sergey Nazarov as a defendant in the activities of an extremist organization.

    According to the ruling, Sergey "took a direct part in religious sermons, during which ... conducted and listened to lectures based on the religious literature of Jehovah's Witnesses, entered into conversations and religious discussions with other participants."

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    The case goes to the Vyselkovsky District Court.

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    The prosecutor reads out the charge. The defendant does not admit his guilt and draws attention to the fact that there are no victims in the case and he is being tried solely for his religious beliefs.

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