Artem Gerasimov
Artem Gerasimov, born 1985, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Artem Gerasimov”. Sentence (June 3, 2020): six years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 4, 2020; place of detention: Penal colony No. 10, Rostov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 4, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Yalta · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
six years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
First instance, March 4, 2020: a fine of four hundred thousand roubles (approximately 4,351 USD)
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
with others to conduct worship services
Latest event
February 1, 2023 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 4, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· 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
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 6 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of Artem Gerasimov
Criminal case
The case of Artem Gerasimov
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 10, Rostov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
344033, Ростовская область, г. Ростов-на-Дону, пер. Казачий д. 22, ФКУ «ИК № 10 ГУФСИН по Ростовской области», Герасимов Артем Вячеславович, 1985 г.р.
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Full summary
Artem Gerasimov was detained on 20 March 2019 in Yalta after a search. A criminal case has been opened against him for organising the activities of an extremist organisation. The man is accused of continuing the activities of the banned community of Jehovah's Witnesses.
On 5 March 2020 he was sentenced to a fine of 400 thousand rubles. On 4 June, the appeal court replaced the fine with six years of general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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