Anton Lemeshev
Anton Lemeshev, born 1987, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Anton Lemeshev's case”. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Dyurtyuli · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses community, banned as an extremist organisation
Latest event
January 8, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Anton Lemeshev's case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Anton Lemeshev's case
Details and sources
Full summary
On 18 October 2018, after a search, he was detained and taken into custody by court order on charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On 31 October, he was placed under house arrest. He was later released on personal recognizance.
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.