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December 6, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Batchaev in Cherkessk

About 100 people come to the believer's courthouse to support. Judge Rustam Atayev sentences Batchayev to 6 years of suspended sentence.

December 6, 2021

Court of Cassation

Case of Lokhvitskiy in Birobidzhan

The Ninth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction is holding a hearing of the case of Artur Lokhvitsky via videoconference. The believer continues to insist on his innocence, but the panel of judges chaired by Vera Gorenko upholds the decision of the court of first instance.

December 2, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Ponomareva and Yermak in Kholmskaya

Judge of the Abinsk District Court of the Krasnodar Territory Nikolay Surmach sentences Anna Yermak and Olga Ponomareva in absentia. Ponomareva was sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony, and Yermak was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in a penal colony. Lawyers for the convicts…

December 1, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

The case of the Krupnovs and Others in Nikolsk

Judge Irina Kuznetsova asks the assistant prosecutor if there is any evidence of the criminal actions of Pyotr Krupnov. An employee of the prosecutor's office is confused and promises to provide them for the next meeting.

November 30, 2021

Court of Cassation

Case of Tokarev in Kirov

The Sixth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction, located in Samara, leaves the appeal decision unchanged. The verdict in the form of a fine of 500 thousand rubles, already paid by Anatoly Tokarev, remains in force.

November 24, 2021

Court of Cassation

Case of Alyev in Rostov-on-Don

The Fourth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction is holding a hearing via videoconferencing on Ruslan Alyyev's complaint against the appeal ruling upholding the believer's conviction. The presiding judge Skachkov, with the participation of judges Maslova and Ermakova, establish the identity of…

November 23, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Netreba and Others in Lipetsk

Judge Aleksandr Ustinov found the believers guilty and sentenced them to a fine of 500,000 rubles, but reduced it to 300,000 rubles, since the men spent almost a year in jail during the investigation.

November 18, 2021

Case initiated

The case of Tsarev and Smirnov in Nizhny Novgorod

It becomes known that the case of Tsarev and Smirnov was separated into separate proceedings from the case of Abrosimova. It is assigned a 42101220089000296 number.

November 17, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Sukhov's case in Krasnoyarsk

Vitaly Sukhov testifies. He says: "The episodes of participation in worship services imputed to me can only indicate the exercise of the right to use methods of expressing faith that the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation did not evaluate or prohibit ... I have never been a member of the local…

November 10, 2021

Hearing in a court of the first instance

Case of Karimov and Others in Naberezhnye Chelny

The defense is filing a number of motions. The court rejects the petitions for recognition of the searches as illegal, for the appointment of a comprehensive linguistic and religious examination, for the inclusion of the Protocol of the Public Trial of Jehovah's Witnesses for 1962, the brochure "The…

October 25, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Ostapenko in Sharypovo

Judge of the Sharypovsky City Court of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Inga Gavritskaya finds Anton Ostapenko guilty and sentences him to 6 years and 3 months of suspended sentence with a probationary period of 4 years and 1.5 years of additional restrictions.

October 25, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Vavilov and Oreshkov in Pavlovo

Judge Dmitry Pestov finds Aleksey Oreshkov, Aleksandr Rakovsky and Aleksandr Vavilov guilty of participating in extremist activities and sentences them to 3 years of suspended imprisonment.

October 21, 2021

Art. 282.2 (1)

Case of Ohanyan in Vlasikha

It becomes known that Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (involvement in the activities of an extremist organization) was excluded from the charge against Sergey Oganyan. Now he is charged with a crime under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of…

October 19, 2021

Court of Cassation

Case of Aksenov in Khabarovsk

The Ninth Court of Cassation, composed of the presiding judge Galina Dezhurnaya, judges Alexei Vasilyev and Elena Nikolaenko, is considering the complaint of Yevgeny Aksyonov. Speaking before the court, the believer draws attention to the previous violation of international law, including Articles…

October 14, 2021

Case of Lonshakov in Tavrichanka

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Belarus refuses to extradite Oleg Lonshakov to the Russian authorities. The believer's preventive measure is revoked and released.

October 12, 2021

Prosecutor requested punishment

Case of Saveliyeva in Seversk

The prosecutor is requesting a fine of 500,000 rubles for 80-year-old Elena Savelyeva.

September 24, 2021

Life in prison

Case of Klimov in Tomsk

The lawyer visits Sergey in IK-8. The health of the believer still leaves much to be desired. His eyesight is deteriorating, and he recently had to buy new glasses. According to the lawyer, Sergey's relations with his cellmates are respectful. One of the employees of the colony, in an interview with…

September 23, 2021

Compensation

Case of Zalipayev in Mayskiy

The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic on appeal reduces the amount of compensation for moral damage to Yuri Zalipayev to 500,000 rubles. This decision takes effect immediately. The amount of compensation for non-pecuniary damage does not include coverage of legal costs.

September 9, 2021

First Instance Sentence

Case of Gubin in Birobidzhan

Yulia Tsykina, judge of the Birobidzhan District Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region, finds Andrey Gubin guilty and sentences him to 2 years and 6 months of probation, 2 years of probation and 1 year of restriction of freedom for reading the Bible.

July 29, 2021

Closing arguments for the defense

Case of Guzeva in Birobidzhan

In the debate, Anstasia Guzeva's lawyer and the believer herself take the floor. In her speech, Guzeva notes that during the court hearings it was proved that there was no crime in the actions that are imputed to her. Anastasia explains why she did not stop professing the faith of Jehovah's…

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