Alexander Rumyantsev
Alexander Rumyantsev, born 1977, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow”. Sentence (December 22, 2023): 7 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since August 26, 2021; place of detention: Penal colony No. 5, Kaluga Oblast.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Drivers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
7 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld June 9, 2025
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Involved in organising the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
June 9, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow
Other defendants in the case
- Sean Antonio Pike — Imprisoned, 7 years
- Eduard Sviridov — At large, 6 years 6 months
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 5, Kaluga Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
249275, Калужская область, г. Сухиничи, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН по Калужской области», Румянцев Александр Вячеславович, 1977 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Moscow. On August 26, 2021, he was detained and on the next day taken into custody by the order of the court on the charges of organizing activities of an extremist organisation in connection with involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under the articles of the Criminal Code concerned with extremism solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters. On December 22, 2023, Rumyantsev was sentenced to six and a half years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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