Vitaly Komarov
ImprisonedChecked against the source: September 5, 2026, 6:09 AM
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 3 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-03-31
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Орловской области»
- Address for letters
- 303900, Орловская обл., п. Нарышкино, ул. Заводская, д.62, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Орловской области», Комаров Виталий Викторович, 1976 г.р.
Case summary
On 24 November 2020 he was detained after a search. On 27 November, the court sent him under house arrest. On 31 March 2023, Komarov was sentenced to six years and three months in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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