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Dmitry Kulakov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Dmitry Kulakov, born 1996, Sakhalin Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nevelsk”. Status: at large.

In brief

Sakhalin Oblast · Nevelsk · Janitors · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

conducted conversations with residents of a house in Nevelsk, "attempting to impose on them ideas preached by a religious association that had been liquidated by court order, in connection with extremist activities

Latest event

September 24, 2020 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Persecution begins

    Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nevelsk

Criminal case

Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nevelsk

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nevelsk

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 24 October 2019, Dmitry Kulakov, the son of Sergey Kulakov, who is being prosecuted for organising activities of an extremist organisation, was searched as a suspect in the case of participation in the activities of such an organisation. On 27 August 2020, the FSSB dismissed the case.

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