Daria Kuzo
Daria Kuzo, born 1982, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Financing extremist activities); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yalta”. Sentence (February 27, 2023): 3 years of conditional imprisonment. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, February 26, 2023.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Yalta · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
of conditional imprisonment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Financing extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
involved in the financing of an extremist organisation
Latest event
February 27, 2023 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 3 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, February 26, 2023
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yalta
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yalta
Other defendants in the case
- Pyotr Zhiltsov — At large, 6 years 1 month
- Taras Kuzo — At large, 6 years 6 months
- Sergey Lyulin — At large, 6 years 1 month
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yalta
Details and sources
Full summary
In July 2021, a case was opened against Kuzo and she was charged with financing extremist activities. She was released on her own recognizance. On February 27th, 2023, she was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence. On March 22nd, the court of appeal cancelled the sentence and returned the case to the trial court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.