Roman Mareev
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 4 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2023-07-12
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-4 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Медведь")
- Address for letters
- 127081, г. Москва, ул. Вилюйская, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-4 ГУФСИН России по г. Москве ("Медведь"), Мареев Роман Викторович, 1978 г.р.
Case summary
Resident of Moscow. On October 20, 2021, his house was searched, he was detained and interrogated. On October 22, the court ruled to take him into custody on charges of involving in the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are persecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, and attracting new supporters. On July 12, 2023, he was sentenced to four and a half years in a general regime colony. On October 25, 2024, Mareev was released.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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