Olga Ganusha
Olga Ganusha, born 1961, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Olga Ganusha”. Sentence (July 12, 2021): Two years' suspended prison sentence with a probationary period of one year and six months. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, November 5, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · Rostov-on-Don · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
Two years' suspended prison sentence with a probationary period of one year and six months
Upheld February 16, 2022
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 21, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, November 5, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 5, 2020
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 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 Olga Ganusha
Criminal case
The case of Olga Ganusha
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Rostov-on-Don
Details and sources
Full summary
On 6 June 2019, became a suspect in a case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 13 July 2021, she was sentenced to two 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.