Geraskov Yuriy

Name: Geraskov Yuriy Mikhailovich
Date of Birth: January 12, 1956
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.3 (1), 282.2 (1)
Died while under investigation

Biography

Yuriy was born in 1956 in Baku (Azerbaijan). His parents died when he was 29. As a child, Yuriy was fond of football and photography. After school, he immediately got a job and until his retirement he worked as a loader in the Philharmonic Hall. He had a disability of the first group.

In 1993, due to the difficult political situation in Azerbaijan, Yuriy was forced to move to Russia. For some time he lived in Apsheronsk (Krasnodar Territory), and later ended up in Kirov, where he met his future wife Alevtina. They got married in 2011. The couple valued the time they could spend together, walked a lot in the fresh air and often invited friends to visit. Alevtina, being a creative person, is engaged in wicker weaving, makes various decorative products.

Yuriy has always loved to read, and one day the Bible attracted his attention. From this book, he learned about the hope for a better future for all people. Yuriy's Christian beliefs became the reason for initiating a criminal case, which seriously affected his health.

On April 24, 2020, Yuriy died of a long illness. The investigator was aware of the believer's condition, but did not stop the criminal prosecution.

Case History

In October 2018, searches of believers were carried out in Kirov. A criminal case under extremist articles was initiated against seven local residents, five of them were taken into custody, including Polish citizen Andrzej Oniszczuk, who had been in captivity for almost a year. His fellow believers spent 3 to 11 months in jail and another 6 to 9 months under house arrest. The men were included in the Rosfinmonitoring list. One of the accused, Yuriy Geraskov, died of a long illness a week before the trial. In January 2021, court hearings began. In June 2022, the believers were given suspended sentences ranging from 2.5 to 6.5 years. Yuriy Geraskov was also found guilty of extremism, but the criminal case was dismissed due to his death. The appellate court upheld the verdict against the believers.
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