Oleksandr Litvinyuk
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 6 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-11-30
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Armiansk
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН по Ивановской области»
- Address for letters
- 155644, Ивановская область, Южский район, с. Талицы, ул. Школьная, 10, ФКУ «ИК № 6 УФСИН по Ивановской области», Литвинюк Александр Викторович, 1960 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Armyansk (Crimea). On August 5, 2021 Litvinyuk's home was searched, he was detained and taken for questioning. The next day, the court placed him under house arrest on charges of organizing the activities of an extremist organization due to his involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters.
On September 8. 2022 the preventive measure was changed to a ban on certain actions. On December 1 he was sentenced to 6 years in a general regime colony, taken into custody in the courtroom.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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