Alexander Prilepsky
Alexander Prilepsky, born 1964, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Pechora town”. Status: deceased. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, August 11, 2021.
In brief
Komi Republic · Pechora · Janitors · 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
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
He organised and led meetings, managed the process of performances, readings of religious verses, speeches, collected money, gave instructions for the implementation of preaching ministry
Latest event
October 8, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, August 11, 2021
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Pechora town
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Pechora town
- Case number
- 1-174/2023
Other defendants in the case
- Nikolay Anufriev — At large
- Alexander Vorontsov — At large
- Sergei Zabora — At large
- Eduard Merinkov — At large
- Pavel Ogorodov — At large
- Gennady Polyakevich — At large
- Gennadiy Skutelets — At large
- Viktor Shchannikov — At large
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Pechora
Details and sources
Full summary
On 10 November 2020, a case was initiated against Prilepsky for organising extremist activities. A recognizance not to leave was taken. On 20 January 2022, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office.
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.