Galina Dergacheva
Galina Dergacheva, born 1956, Magadan Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast”. Sentence (March 6, 2024): 3 years' of conditional imprisonment with a probationary period of 3 years', 10 months' restriction of liberty… 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
Magadan Oblast · Magadan · Teachers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
of conditional imprisonment with a probationary period of 3 years', 10 months' restriction of liberty, prohibition to engage in activities related to the work of public religious organisations and associations
Upheld October 15, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Conducted worship alongside several others
Latest event
October 15, 2024 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
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
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 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
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast
- Case number
- 1-12/2023 (1-220/2022;)
Other defendants in the case
- Sergey Agadjanov — At large, 3 years
- Lyubov Asatryan — At large, 3 years
- Sergey Erkin — At large, 7 years
- Evgeny Zyablov — At large, 5 years
- Inna Kardakova — At large, 3 years
- Konstantin Petrov — At large, 7 years
- Galina Pechko — At large, 3 years
- Ivan Puida — At large, 7 years
- Viktor Revyakin — At large, 3 years
- Mikhail Solntsev — At large, 3 years
- Oksana Solntseva — At large, 3 years
- Irina Khvostova — At large, 3 years
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast
Details and sources
Full summary
On 20 March 2019, a search was conducted of Dergacheva's home as part of a case related to the activities of an extremist organisation. She was placed under travel restrictions. On 6 March 2024, she received a three year suspended sentence.
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.