Sergey Gromov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 1 month
- Date of verdict
- 2023-09-14
- Region
- Tatarstan
- City
- Kazan
- Facility
- ФКУ ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Республике Татарстан
- Address for letters
- 420021, Республика Татарстан, г. Казань, ул. Производственная, д. 18, ФКУ ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Республике Татарстан, Громов Сергей Викторович, 1969 г.р.
Case summary
He was detained on 15 March 2022 at an airport in Moscow. Gromov was transported to Kazan, where he was searched. On 17 March, the court placed him into custody as a suspect in a case of organising activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters. Later he was also charged with financing extremist activities. On 14 September 2023, Gromov was sentenced to six years and one month in prison.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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