Dmitry Mikhailov
Dmitry Mikhailov, born 1977, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya”. Sentence (January 29, 2024): A fine in the amount of 950 thousand roubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Ivanovo Oblast · Shuya · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
A fine in the amount of 950 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
being an adherent of the "Jehovah's Witnesses Management Centre in Russia", a religious organisation banned on the territory of the Russian Federation, participated in the work of its subdivision in Shuya and collected funds to support its activities
Latest event
January 30, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Ivanovo Oblast
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Other defendants in the case
- Alexei Arkhipov — At large
- Elena Mikhailova — At large
- Svetlana Ryzhkova — At large
- Svetlana Shishina — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shuya
Details and sources
Full summary
On 20 April 2018, Mikhailov's home, where he lived with his wife, was searched. On 29 May, he was arrested on charges of participation and financing the activities of an extremist organisation. On 15 November, he was released from the pre-trial detention centre on his own recognisance. On 16 September 2021, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office. On 29 January 2024, Mikhailov was sentenced to a fine of 950 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.