Dubovenko Aleksandr

Updated: April 25, 2024
Name: Dubovenko Aleksandr Fedorovich
Date of Birth: March 31, 1973
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 105 day in a pre-trial detention, 395 day Under house arrest, 406 day in prison
Sentence: punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 6 years with restriction of liberty for a term of 1 year with serving the main sentence in a correctional colony of general regime
Currently held in: Penal Colony No. 6 in Moscow Region
Address for correspondence: Dubovenko Aleksandr Fedorovich, born 1973, IK No. 6 in Moscow region, Kolychevsky pr-d, 6, g. Kolomna, Moscow region, Russia, 140405

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Biography

In August 2021, Aleksandr Dubovenko was accused of extremism, searched, interrogated and placed under house arrest. All this happened to a civilian resident of Armyansk (Crimea) only because of his faith in Jehovah God.

Aleksandr was born in March 1973 in the city of Ochakov (Ukraine). When he was one year old, the family moved to Crimea, to the city of Armyansk.

As a child, Aleksandr was fond of wrestling, together with his father he loved to go hunting and fishing. After graduating from vocational school, he worked as a fitter-welder, then as an electrician. Recently he was engaged in interior decoration.

Aleksandr met his future wife, Irina, in a hairdresser, where he cut his hair — he was her client. They got married in 1999. The couple have an adult daughter.

After starting his Bible study, Aleksandr read about the justice of the Creator. He was deeply impressed by the biblical promise that God would transform the earth into a paradise, and that everyone living there would love and respect one another. This prompted Aleksandr to embark on the Christian path of life in 1999. 5 years earlier, his mother had become a Jehovah's Witness.

The criminal prosecution added stress to Irina, who, barely recovering from the covid, twice survived the invasion of her apartment by the security forces, once in the absence of Aleksandr. The relatives of the spouses do not understand why decent people suddenly began to be considered criminals. The daughter does not share the beliefs of her parents, but is proud that they bravely defend their position.

Case History

In August 2021, the FSB initiated a criminal case against Crimeans Aleksandr Litvinyuk and Aleksandr Dubovenko, accusing them of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. A few days later, their homes were searched. Litvinyuk was detained and interrogated. Dubovenko, who was absent on the day of the search, was later also detained. His home was searched again. The believers spent more than a year under house arrest. The case went to court in March 2022. It was based on the testimony of a secret witness; the judge refused to declassify the identity of this witness. During the trial, the judge repeatedly denied pensioner Litvinyuk’s requests to visit a doctor; she also denied the request to attach 27 documents as evidence of the defendants’ innocence. In addition, during the questioning of defense witnesses, she interrupted them and expressed her negative attitude towards the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In December 2022, the court sentenced the believers to six years in a penal colony. The appellate court upheld this sentence.
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