Vadim Kutsenko
Vadim Kutsenko, born 1989, Zabaykalsky Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The Vadim Kutsenko case”. 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 · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
has taken active actions of an organisational nature ... expressed in the organisation of meetings, the organisation of religious speeches and services ... collecting financial resources under the guise of donations ... involving new participants ... by carrying out preaching activities
Latest event
May 17, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
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
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution ends
· 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 Vadim Kutsenko case
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The Vadim Kutsenko case
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Transbaikalia
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Chita. Detained on 10 February 2020 after a search as a part of a case of organising activities of an extremist organisation. Reported that after detention he was strangled and beaten, including with a stun gun. On 15 February, Kutsenko was released from custody in the status of a suspect. In January 2021, Kutsenko's prosecution was over. In November 2024, it became known that the case against him was reopened.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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