Eugene Golik
Eugene Golik, born 1975, Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Evgeny Golik”. Sentence (January 19, 2021): Two years six months' deprivation of liberty suspended with a probationary period of three years, restriction of liberty… Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 24, 2021.
In brief
Jewish Autonomous Oblast · Birobidzhan · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Two years six months' deprivation of liberty suspended with a probationary period of three years, restriction of liberty for one year
Upheld December 6, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
I've been doing a study of religious literature
Latest event
February 14, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 24, 2021
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Evgeny Golik
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Evgeny Golik
Details and sources
Full summary
On 30 July 2019, a criminal case was initiated against Golik for participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 20 January 2021, he was sentenced to two and a half years suspended sentence and restriction on freedom for one year.
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.