Igor Mironchik
Igor Mironchik, Murmansk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Igor Mironchik about participation in the activities of an extremist organization”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, August 12, 2021.
In brief
Murmansk Oblast · Murmansk · Religious figures · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
He is accused of committing an offence under part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. There is a preventive measure in the form of a written pledge not to leave (a place)
Latest event
August 12, 2021 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 12, 2021
Criminal case
The case of Igor Mironchik about participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Details and sources
Full summary
According to media reports in 2017, at the time of the banning of Jehovah's Witnesses, he was the head of the Murmansk community of Witnesses.
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.