Viktor Kuchkov
Viktor Kuchkov, born 1967, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm”. Sentence (May 11, 2021): Two years six months' suspended imprisonment, ban on holding leading positions in religious organisations. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Perm Krai · Perm · Engineers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years 6 months
Two years six months' suspended imprisonment, ban on holding leading positions in religious organisations
Upheld May 11, 2022
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the organisation of the activities of a religious organisation in respect of which a decision to liquidate it has been made in connection with carryiong out extremist activities
Latest event
September 17, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm
Other defendants in the case
- Boris Burylov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Yuri Vaag — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Alexander Inozemtsev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Igor Turik — At large, 7 years
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm
Details and sources
Full summary
Accused of committing an offence under part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code ("Organisation of the activities of a religious organisation, in respect of which a decision to liquidate it has been made in connection with carryiong out extremist activities"). Has been under house arrest since 17 September 2018. In January 2019, he was released on personal recognisance.
On 12 May 2021, sentenced to two and a half 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.