Viktor Bachurin
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2021-11-23
- Region
- Lipetsk Oblast
- City
- Lipetsk
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 5 April 2020
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Case summary
On 2 December 2019, Bachurin was detained in the house of an acquaintance: a group of FSB officers stormed into the flat and knocked down the landlady of the house, an ambulance was called for her, and all the men were handcuffed and forced to lie on the floor. On 4 December, the court ordered Bachurin to be taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organization. On 29 October 2020, he was released on his recognizance not to leave.
On 25 November 2021, he was sentenced to a fine of 500 thousand rubles, taking into account the time served, the amount was reduced to 300 thousand.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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