Igor Maksimov
Igor Maksimov, Omsk Oblast. Charges: Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of the religious feelings in places of worship); Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Denial of facts, justification of crimes, and dissemination of false information about the Second…); “The case of a Greek Catholic priest”. Status: under house arrest.
In brief
Omsk Oblast · Omsk · Religious figures
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of the religious feelings in places of worship
- Article 354.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Denial of facts, justification of crimes, and dissemination of false information about the Second World War
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he "found an icon-styled image on the background of the Holy Virgin of the Ukrainian accomplices of Nazism — Banderites", namely Stepan Bandera, Roman Shukhevych, and Josyf Slipyj, and "during church services he spread the ideas of exclusivity of one religion over another, the superiority of the Ukrainian people over the Russian people among the parishioners."
Latest event
May 16, 2025 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
The case of a Greek Catholic priest
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of a Greek Catholic priest
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Omsk, a priest of the Greek Catholic parish of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 2023, he was summoned to the police for a preventive conversation. On 23 April 2024, a criminal case was opened against him because of an icon depicting Bandera, which was apparently seized in 2023. On 24 April, Maksimov was placed under house arrest in a case of rehabilitation of Nazism and insulting the feelings of believers.
On 16 May 2025, the Omsk Regional Court terminated the prosecution under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution. It is unknown whether Maksimov remains accused of insulting the feelings of believers.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 148 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.