Yuri Byche
Yuri Byche, born 1985, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok”. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, March 10, 2023.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Office workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: ban on certain activities since February 22, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "using the application "ZOOM" they carried out actions aimed at continuing the activities of an extremist organisation".
Latest event
February 22, 2024 — preventive measure: ban on certain activities
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 10, 2023
Timeline
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Primorsky Territory
· Persecution begins
The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok
Criminal case
The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok
- Case number
- 1-270/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Anatoly Baranov — Location unknown
- Anastasia Dyldina — At large
- Tatiana Kazakova — At large
- Kirill Krymsky — Location unknown
- Unknown person 86 — Location unknown
- Sergey Novoselov — At large
- Yegor Pogrebnyak — At large
- Elena Romanova — At large
- Marina Roslova — At large
- Alina Tkachenko — At large
- Kirill Chekolaev — At large
Thematic group: The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Vladivostok, father of two minor children.
In March 2023, Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok were subjected to mass searches and Byche was detained. On 7 March he was sent to a pre-trial detention centre. On 22 February 2024, the measure of restriction was changed to a ban on certain actions.
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.