Anatoly Gorbunov
Anatoly Gorbunov, born 1957, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Anatoly Gorbunov case”. Sentence (February 1, 2022): six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 2, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 31, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, February 2, 2022; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Krasnoyarsk · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
six years' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld June 20, 2022
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
committed actions of an organisational nature... expressed in directing the said organisation on the tactics, methods and forms of organising the activities of "pioneers", "heralds"... as well as directly holding religious meetings
Latest event
June 20, 2022 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, February 2, 2022
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Krasnoyarsk Krai
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· 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”
· Persecution begins
Anatoly Gorbunov case
Criminal case
Anatoly Gorbunov case
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Facility: Penal colony No. 31, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
660111 Красноярский край, г. Красноярск, ул. Кразовская д. 10, ФКУ «ИК № 31 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Горбунов Анатолий Васильевич, 1957 г.р.
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Full summary
Resident of Krasnoyarsk. At the end of March 2020, it became known that Gorbunov was prosecuted for organising activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters. On 2 February 2022, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
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