Vladimir Poltoradnev
Vladimir Poltoradnev, born 1962, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Solikamsk”. Sentence (August 18, 2023): a fine in the amount of 638 thousand rubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Perm Krai · Solikamsk · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
a fine in the amount of 638 thousand rubles
Upheld November 16, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
March 3, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Solikamsk
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Solikamsk
Other defendants in the case
- Alexander Sobyanin — At large
- Vladimir Timoshkin — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Solikamsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 28 July 2020, Poltoradnev was arrested at his house, detained, and sent under house arrest on 31 July on charges of organizing activities of an extremist organization. On 24 September a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was elected. On 18 August 2023, he was sentenced to a fine of 638 thousand rubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.