Kirill Chekolaev
Kirill Chekolaev, born 2004, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “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, December 26, 2023.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Students · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: ban on certain activities since May 3, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the activities of an extremist organisation.
Latest event
May 21, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, December 26, 2023
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Primorsky Territory
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
- Yuri Byche — At large
- 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
Thematic group: The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Vladivostok
Details and sources
Full summary
Arrested on 7 December 2023 after a search and taken to custody under the case of organisation, involvement and participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 3 May 2024, Chekolaev was ordered a restraining measure in the form of a ban on certain actions.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.