Valentina Baranovskaya
Valentina Baranovskaya, born 1951, Khakassia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Abakan”. Sentence (February 23, 2021): Two years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. 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, May 30, 2019.
In brief
Khakassia · Abakan · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
Two years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld May 23, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Organized the activities of the banned local Jehovah's Witnesses group "Yuzhnaya, Abakan": convened meetings at her home, organized preaching activities, and distributed financial resources.
Latest event
May 4, 2022 — imprisonment ends
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, May 30, 2019
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Khakassia
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Abakan
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Abakan
Other defendants in the case
- Roman Baranovskiy — Imprisoned, 6 years
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Abakan
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Abakan, she was questioned alongside her son on 10 April 2019 in connection with a case involving the activities of an extremist organization.
In April 2020, the prosecutor's office referred the case for further investigation.
On 24 February 2021, she was sentenced to two years in a general regime colony. However, she was released on parole on 4 May 2022.
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.