Maxim Amosov
Maxim Amosov, born 1976, Karelia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia”. Sentence (July 28, 2023): a fine of 500 thousand roubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, September 22, 2019.
In brief
Karelia · Petrozavodsk · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
a fine of 500 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
involved in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
October 16, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 22, 2019
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia
Other defendants in the case
- Mikhail Gordeev — At large
- Mykola Leshchenko — At large
- Ravnushkin Dmitrii Vasilevich — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Karelia
Details and sources
Full summary
On 31 July 2019, Amosov was detained with his wife on the street, his home was searched as part of a case on the activities of an extremist organisation. A signature of personal recognizance was taken. On 28 July 2023, he was sentenced to a fine of 500 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.