Tsagan Khalgaeva
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence, Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-06-24
- Region
- Kalmykia
- City
- Elista
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
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Case summary
A resident of Elista (capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Southern Russia). On 28 February 2023, a search was conducted at her home as she was a witness in the case of her fellow countrywoman, Kishta Tutinova. The next day Khalgaeva learnt that she had been fired from her job because of the criminal case. On 9 December, she was implicated in the case as a defendant accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation. Khalgaeva was given a recognisance not to leave the country. On 24 June 2024, she was sentenced to a two-years' suspended sentence. On 17 September 2024, the Supreme Court changed the sentence and added six months of restricted freedom to the suspended sentence
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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Source: this person’s record in the OVD-Info political persecution database
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