Yuri Moskalev
Yuri Moskalev, born 1964, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sochi”. Sentence (March 27, 2022): two years suspended imprisonment with a two years probation. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, August 11, 2021.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Sochi · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
two years suspended imprisonment with a two years probation
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in the activities and involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
April 15, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 11, 2021
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sochi
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sochi
Other defendants in the case
- Tatiana Velizhanina — At large, 1 year 5 months
- Vladimir Deshko — At large, 1 year 4 months
- Yuri Loginsky — At large, 2 years
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sochi
Details and sources
Full summary
Was detained on 24 March 2021. On 26 March, the court decided to place Moskalev under house arrest in the case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization. On 28 March 2022, was sentenced to 2 years on probation.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.