Pavel Brilkov
Pavel Brilkov, born 1958, Kemerovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Pavel Brilkov's case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation”. Sentence (March 12, 2024): suspended sentence of 2 years. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 17, 2024.
In brief
Kemerovo Oblast · Prokopyevsk · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
suspended sentence of 2 years
First instance, January 15, 2024: 2 years and 10 months of compulsory labour and a ban on taking part in the activities of public or religious organisations for a period of 2 years and 8 months
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
"repeatedly expressed and explained the meaning and substance of passages of scripture (Bible) and contributed to the responses of adherents of the the religious teaching of Jehovah's Witnesses at a religious meeting"
Latest event
March 11, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 17, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Pavel Brilkov's case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation
Criminal case
Pavel Brilkov's case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation
Details and sources
Full summary
On 10 November 2021, Brilkov was searched. On 30 May 2022, a case was opened against him for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 16 March 2023, Brilkov was put under the recognizance not to leave. On 15 January 2024, Brilkov was sentenced to two years and ten months of forced labour. On 12 March, the appeal court commuted the sentence to a two-year suspended prison sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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