Alexander Kabanov
Alexander Kabanov, born 1960, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Alexander Kabanov”. Sentence (August 4, 2022): 2 years' suspended imprisonment. 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
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Zelenogorsk · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
suspended imprisonment
Upheld June 26, 2025
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Involved in organising the activities of an extremist group; fictitiously registered people at the place of residence or stay
Latest event
June 24, 2026 — 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
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· 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
The case of Alexander Kabanov
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Alexander Kabanov
Details and sources
Full summary
On 26 December 2019, he was detained after a search and interrogation as part of the case of organising activities of an extremist group. He spent 24 hours in a temporary detention centre, after which the court refused to place him in custody. It was reported that he was also accused of fake registration at the place of residence or stay. On 5 August 2022, Kabanov was sentenced to two years' of suspended sentence. On 27 December, the court of appeal returned the case to the prosecutor's office. The charge of fake registration was apparently dropped. On 1 February 2024, the trial court, on reconsideration, also returned the case to the prosecutor's office, but on 28 March the appeal court reversed this decision and returned the case to the trial court. On 18 February 2025, the trial court again sentenced Kabanov to a two-year of suspended sentence.
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.