Zoya Pavlova
Zoya Pavlova, born 1965, Chuvashia. 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); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Alatyr”. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Chuvashia · Alatyr · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
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
According to the investigation, she committed participation in the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious association, which is recognised as extremist, as well as involving persons in the activities of an extremist organisation.
Latest event
April 5, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Alatyr
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Alatyr
- Case number
- 1-114/2022
Other defendants in the case
- Mikhail Yermakov — Location unknown
- Andrei Martynov — At large, 6 years
- Nina Martynova — Location unknown
Details and sources
Full summary
In June 2021, the Federal Security Service of Russia opened a criminal case against unidentified persons, and a week later a series of searches took place in the houses of Jehovah's Witnesses in Alatyr. Andrey Martynov's family was subjected to investigative actions twice (the first search took place in 2012). The security forces seized electronic devices, photographs, personal notes, drawings and other items with inscriptions mentioning the name of God — Jehovah. In April 2022, Andrei and Nina Martynov, Mikhail Ermakov and Zoya Pavlova were charged: men with organizing the activities of an extremist organization, and women with involvement in and participation in it. In July 2022, the believers' case went to court, and in December of the same year, the court sentenced the women to a fine of 350,000 rubles, and the men to 6 years of probation. After 2 months, the verdict has entered into force by the decision of the appellate instance, the women's fine was reduced to 80,000.
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.