Yuri Loginsky
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2022-03-27
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- City
- Sochi
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 11 August 2022
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Case summary
Yuri was detained on 24 March 2021. On 26 March, the court decided to send Loginski under house arrest in the case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 28 March 2022, he was given a two-year suspended sentence.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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