Alexander Dubovenko
Alexander Dubovenko, born 1973, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Armiansk”. Sentence (November 30, 2022): 6 years' of imprisonment in a "general regime colony," "deprivation of the right to engage in educational activities,"… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 1, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 6, Moscow Oblast. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Armiansk · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
of imprisonment in a "general regime colony," "deprivation of the right to engage in educational activities," "activities related to speeches and publications in the mass media, and to post materials on information and telecommunications networks, including the Internet," for a period of 5 years, and one year of "restriction of freedom"
Upheld November 7, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Alexander was involved in "organising the activities of an extremist organisation"
Latest event
November 7, 2024 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Armiansk
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Armiansk
Other defendants in the case
- Oleksandr Litvinyuk — Imprisoned, 6 years
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Armyansk
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 6, Moscow Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
140405 Московская область, г. Коломна, мкр. Колычево, Колычевский проезд д. 6, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН по Московской области», Дубовенко Александр Федорович, 1973 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Armiansk, Crimea. On August 9, 2021, Dubovenko's home was searched, he was detained and taken for questioning. On the same day, the court placed him under house arrest on charges of "organising activities of an extremist organisation" due to his involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters.
On September 8, 2022, the measure was changed to "restriction of certain actions". On December 1, Alexander was sentenced to 6 years in a 'general regime colony," taken into custody in the courtroom.
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.