Evgeny Egorov
Evgeny Egorov, born 1991, Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Evgeny Egorov”. Sentence (June 20, 2021): 2 years 6 months of suspended deprivation of liberty, 1 year of restriction of liberty. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.
In brief
Jewish Autonomous Oblast · Birobidzhan · Mechanics · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years 6 months
of suspended deprivation of liberty, 1 year of restriction of liberty
Upheld February 16, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
participated in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
April 10, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 5, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· 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”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of Evgeny Egorov
Criminal case
The case of Evgeny Egorov
Details and sources
Full summary
On 17 May 2018, Egorov's home was searched. In July 2019, it became known that a case was opened against him for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. A signature on non-departure was taken.
On 21 June 2021, he was sentenced to two and a half years of probation. On 12 July 2022 the court of cassation instance cancelled the sentence and returned the case to the court of appeal instance. On 3 October, the appeal court sent the case back to the first instance court for review. On 17 February 2023, he was again sentenced to two and a half years' 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.