Stanislav Kim
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 7 years 2 months
- Date of verdict
- 2020-02-03
- Region
- Khabarovsk Krai
- City
- Khabarovsk
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 27 June 2024
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 27 June 2024
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Case summary
Detained as a result of a raid on a cafe in Khabarovsk on 10 November 2018. On November 12, he was taken into custody by court order on charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. In March 2019, he was placed under house arrest. In February 2020, he was released from house arrest. On 3 August, the case was returned to the prosecutor's office. On 20 June 2024, Kim was sentenced to eight years and two months in a general regime penal colony. On 10 October 2024, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by one year and replaced the actual punishment with a suspended sentence.
In May 2019, he was also charged with participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. In this case, on 4 February 2020, he was sentenced to a two years suspended.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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