Photo: Nikolay Polevodov and Stanislav Kim

Photo: Nikolay Polevodov and Stanislav Kim

Photo: Nikolay Polevodov and Stanislav Kim

Criminal trial

On February 4, a Verdict Is Due in Khabarovsk in the First of Two Cases of Polevodov and Kim. The Charge Asks Three Years in Jail

Khabarovsk Territory

On January 31, 2020, the prosecutor's office demanded that the court declare Stanislav Kim and Nikolay Polevodov guilty under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. Believers themselves did not admit guilt and asked to be fully justified. The verdict is expected February 4 at 3 p.m. in the Zheleznodorozhniy District Court of Khabarovsk on street Suvorova, 73.

Address of the Zheleznodorozhny District Court: Khabarovsk, Suvorov str., 73.

Stanislav Kim and Nikolay Polevodov are tried in 2 courts at once for the same cases of reading the Bible and saying prayers. The second criminal case was initiated against them under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (organization of an extremist organization). This case is being heard in the Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk. As a result, believers have been forced to sit in the dock in one court or the other in recent months.

Case of Polevodov and Kim in Khabarovsk

Case History
In May 2019, the case of Nikolay Polevodov and Stanislav Kim was separated from the criminal case against Valery Moskalenko, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Khabarovsk. Investigator Pozdnyakov accused the believers of participating in the activities of an extremist organization. For 5 months, prosecution witnesses, including a classified witness, were interrogated in the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Khabarovsk. However, the essence of the accusation did not become clear to the defendants. In February 2020, Judge Natalia Firsova found the believers guilty and sentenced them to 2 years of suspended imprisonment. Due to the pandemic, the appeal hearing did not take place until six months later. The Khabarovsk Regional Court upheld the verdict. Kim and Polevodov are defendants in yet another criminal case for their faith and were forced to defend their beliefs in another court at the same time.
Timeline

Persons in case

Kim
Stanislav
Polevodov
Nikolay

Criminal case

Region:
Khabarovsk Territory
Locality:
Khabarovsk
Court case number:
41907080001000023
Initiated:
May 6, 2019
Current case stage:
the verdict entered into force
Investigating:
Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Khabarovsk Territory
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:
282.2 (2)
Court case number:
1-8/2020 (1-714/2019)
Court:
Zheleznodorozhniy District Court of the City of Khabarovsk
Case History
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