Sergey Ryabokon
Sergey Ryabokon, born 1989, Leningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kingisepp”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Leningrad Oblast · Kingisepp · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: ban on certain activities since January 19, 2024
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 and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation.
Latest event
October 29, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kingisepp
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kingisepp
- Case number
- 12302410007000017
Other defendants in the case
- Alexander Vaganov — At large
- Konstancia Vovk — At large
- Igor Zhmyrev — Imprisoned
- Andrey Morozov — Imprisoned
- Evgeniy Poveshenko — At large
- Miroslav Sabodash — At large
- Tatiana Stepanova — At large
- Kirill Khabrick — At large
- Igor Shevlyuga — At large
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
196655, Ленинградская область, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., д. 9, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты", Рябоконь Сергей Викторович, 1989 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of the Leningrad region. Worked as an electrician, a janitor, and on a construction site. On 21 February 2023, Ryabokon was taken into custody on charges of organising and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 19 January 2024, his measure of restriction was replaced with a prohibition of certain actions.
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.