Sergey Ananin
Sergey Ananin, born 1967, Kemerovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Sergey Ananin”. Sentence (March 31, 2023): six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 15, 2021; place of detention: Penal colony No. 3, Novosibirsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Kemerovo Oblast · Belovo · Engineers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld June 14, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
fully aware of the ban on the local religious organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses "Central, Belovo", organised its work, held online meetings where they studied the materials sent from the organisation's "central office" and special literature "promoting" its activities
Latest event
August 1, 2023 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №4 (SIZO-4) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Kemerovo Oblast
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
The case of Sergey Ananin
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Sergey Ananin
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Facility: Penal colony No. 3, Novosibirsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
630097, Новосибирская область, г. Новосибирск, ул. Звездная, 34, ФКУ «ИК № 3 ГУФСИН России по Новосибирской области», Ананин Сергей Викторович, 1967 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 15 February 2021, he was detained and the next day, placed under house arrest on charges of organising activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, recruitment of new supporters. On 31 March 2023, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony.
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