Ekaterina Menkova
Ekaterina Menkova, born 1982, Kalmykia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Elista”. Sentenced on September 17, 2024. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Kalmykia · Elista · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
Suspended prison sentence, Restriction of liberty
First instance, June 24, 2024: 2 years
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "conducts religious meetings and directly participates in them in the mode of online conferences, as well as involves residents of the region in the activities of the said organisation for the purpose of propaganda".
Latest event
August 18, 2026 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Elista
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Elista
- Case number
- 1-112/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Kishta Tutinova — At large, 4 years
- Tsagan Khalgaeva — At large, 2 years
Details and sources
Full summary
On 28 February 2023, she was searched as a witness in the case of her compatriot Kishta Tutinova. On 19 December, she was brought to the case as a defendant accused of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. She was given a recognizance not to leave the country. On 24 June 2024, Menkova was sentenced to two years of suspended prison sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.