Amirkhan Karimzhanov
Amirkhan Karimzhanov, born 1963, Omsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Igor Zhukov and Amirkhan Karimzhanov”. Status: location unknown. 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
Omsk Oblast · Omsk · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
participated in the worship services and funding of the Jehovah's Witnesses congregation
Latest event
December 11, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
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
· 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 Igor Zhukov and Amirkhan Karimzhanov
Criminal case
The case of Igor Zhukov and Amirkhan Karimzhanov
Other defendants in the case
- Igor Zhukov — Location unknown
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Omsk
Details and sources
Full summary
A case has been opened on the activities of an extremist organisation and the financing of these activities. He was placed on a wanted list.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.