Igor Muravyov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2025-06-11
- Region
- Saint Petersburg
- City
- Saint Petersburg
- Address for letters
- 196655, Ленинградская область, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., д. 9, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты", Муравьев Игорь Владимирович, 1963 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
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Case summary
Resident of Sakhalin city. On 3 April 2024, he was taken into custody in St. Petersburg on the case of participation and involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters.
On 28 October 2024, the court returned Muravyov's case to the prosecutor's office.
On 11 June 2025, the court sentenced the believer to a fine of 600 thousand rubles.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
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