Konstantin Guzev
Konstantin Guzev, born 1964, Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Financing extremist activities); “Konstantin Guzev's case”. Sentence (February 17, 2021): Two years and six months suspended sentense with a probation period of two years. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 5, 2020.
In brief
Jewish Autonomous Oblast · Birobidzhan · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Two years and six months suspended sentense with a probation period of two years
Upheld March 13, 2022
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Financing extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organizing and financing the activities of an extremist organization, participated in the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
September 13, 2022 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, April 5, 2020
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· 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
Konstantin Guzev's case
Criminal case
Konstantin Guzev's case
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Birobidzhan
Details and sources
Full summary
In May 2019, it became known that Guzev was a suspect in a case on the activities of an extremist organisation. On 18 February 2021, he was sentenced to two and a half years suspended sentence. On 13 May, the court of appeal instance confirmed the sentence. On 23 December, the cassation court quashed the verdict and returned the case to the appeal court. On 14 March 2022, the appeal court re-approved the sentence with minor changes. On 15 July, Guzev's criminal record was expunged.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.