Viktor Kononov
Viktor Kononov, born 1965, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Aflatun Safarov and Viktor Kononov”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · NULL · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
November 10, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Aflatun Safarov and Viktor Kononov
Criminal case
The case of Aflatun Safarov and Viktor Kononov
Other defendants in the case
- Aflatun Safarov — Imprisoned
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Uyar
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
663600, Красноярский край, г. Канск, ул. Кайтымская,д. 122, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю, Кононов Виктор Дмитриевич, 1965 г.р.
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Full summary
Resident of Khakassia. In October 2025, he was detained and imprisoned in an extremist organisation case because of his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services and attracting new supporters.
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.