Vladimir Filippov
Vladimir Filippov, born 1943, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Vladimir Filippov”. Sentence (March 14, 2021): Six years' deprivation of liberty suspended on probation for four years, restriction of liberty for one year. 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
Primorsky Krai · Razdolnoye settlement · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
Six years' deprivation of liberty suspended on probation for four years, restriction of liberty for one year
Upheld November 15, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
committed active actions of an organisational nature ... in the form of convening meetings, organising religious speeches and services.... distribution of extremist literature and preaching activities
Latest event
May 13, 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
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Vladimir Filippov
Criminal case
The case of Vladimir Filippov
Details and sources
Full summary
On 1 July 2019, a criminal case was opened for organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On 15 August, Filippov was searched, and the investigator who came said that a census was being conducted. Another search took place on 22 January 2020.
The first operational-search measures against Filippov took place on 18 August 2017 — this was an unclassified video recording of a worship service and an audio recording of a conversation about the Bible. On 19 July 2018, Filippov's home was searched, he was punched in the face, his hands were twisted behind his back, and on the same day there was a multi-hour interrogation.
On 15 March 2021, he was sentenced to six years' suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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