Alexander Ganin
Alexander Ganin, born 1957, Ulyanovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ulyanovsk”. Sentence (October 7, 2020): Three years' suspended sentence, eight months' restriction on freedom. 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, September 22, 2019.
In brief
Ulyanovsk Oblast · Ulyanovsk · Drivers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
Three years' suspended sentence, eight months' restriction on freedom
Upheld January 28, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Promoted the ideas of Jehovah's Witnesses, promoted the superiority of these ideas over other religious teachings, found venues for meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses, and participated directly in the events held
Latest event
August 23, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
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, September 22, 2019
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· 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
The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ulyanovsk
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ulyanovsk
Other defendants in the case
- Mikhail Zelensky — At large, 3 years
- Sergey Mysin — At large, 4 years 6 months
- Natalia Mysina — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Andrei Tabakov — Not in Russia, 3 years
- Khoren Khachikian — At large, 2 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ulyanovsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 15 May 2019, he was detained on charges of involvement in an extremist organisation. On 16 May, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of a prohibition on certain actions.
On 8 October 2020, he was sentenced to three years' suspended sentence.
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.