Pavel Chemrov
Pavel Chemrov, born 1964, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Pavel Chemrov's case”. Sentence (December 26, 2024): 3 years' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Nazarovo · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
suspended imprisonment
Upheld March 6, 2025
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, "held a conversation (meeting) for the purpose of propaganda of the activities of a banned organisation.... consisting of reading prayers, studying and discussing religious literature".
Latest event
October 9, 2026 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Pavel Chemrov's case
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Pavel Chemrov's case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Nazarov (Krasnoyarsk region). He was prosecuted for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - organising meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters. On 28 December 2023, Chemrov signed a recognizance not to leave. On 26 December 2024, he was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- travel ban (written undertaking)
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.