Elena Nesterova
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence, Restriction of liberty
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-03-23
- Region
- Khabarovsk Krai
- City
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religionby Memorial Human Rights Centre, 13 November 2021
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Case summary
A resident of Khabarovsk Krai. On 20 October 2021, Nesterova's home was searched, she was interrogated and released with a recognisance not to abscond as part of a case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 23 March 2023, she was sentenced to five years' suspended sentence. On 4 July, the appeal court added a year and eight months of restriction of liberty to this term.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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