Alexander Murlin
Alexander Murlin, born 1960, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the five”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · NULL · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since February 5, 2026
Charges
- Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
February 13, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of the five
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of the five
Other defendants in the case
- Aleksandr Vakarev — Location unknown
- Zakhar Vakarev — Location unknown
- Sergei Soroka — Imprisoned
- Ivan Starikov — Under house arrest
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Uyar
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Full summary
A resident of Uyar (Krasnoyarsk region). He was detained on 3 February 2026 and placed in custody on 5 February on charges of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation, namely the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities, such as holding meetings and worship services, attracting new supporters
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.