Sergey Potylitsyn
Sergey Potylitsyn, born 1981, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Severodvinsk”. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, May 30, 2019.
In brief
Arkhangelsk Oblast · Severodvinsk · Mechanics · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Conducted conspiratorial meetings and individual classes to study extremist materials, recruited new participants into illegal activities, and promoted the ideas of an organisation banned in the Russian Federation.
Latest event
May 17, 2022 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 30, 2019
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Severodvinsk
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Severodvinsk
Other defendants in the case
- Andrei Maksimovich — At large
- Vladimir Teterin — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Severodvinsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On March 13, 2019, Potylitsyn's home was searched related to the case on the activities of an extremist organisation. On May 17, 2022, the Investigative Committee dropped the case.
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.