Sergey Kirilyuk
Sergey Kirilyuk, born 1972, Zabaykalsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaykalsky Krai”. Sentence (June 5, 2022): six years suspended sentence. 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
Zabaykalsky Krai · Chita · Mechanics · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
six years suspended sentence
Upheld March 6, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Engaged in active organisational actions, manifested in the organisation of meetings, religious events and services, collecting financial funds under the guise of donations, involving new participants by carrying out preaching activities.
Latest event
March 6, 2023 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
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
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaykalsky Krai
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Zabaykalsky Krai
Other defendants in the case
- Vladimir Ermolaev — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Igor Mamalimov — Imprisoned, 6 years
- Alexander Putintsev — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Transbaikalia
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained on February 10, 2020, following a search as part of a case related to organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On February 15, Kirilyuk was released from custody in the status of a suspect. On June 6, 2022, he was sentenced to six years suspended sentence.
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.