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Alexey Shcherbich

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Alexey Shcherbich, born 1972, Stavropol Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Financing extremist activities); “Alexei Scherbich's case”. Sentence (May 27, 2025): fined with 300 thousand rubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 25, 2024; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.

In brief

Stavropol Krai · Neftekumsk · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

fined with 300 thousand rubles

Verdict May 27, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in organizing the activities of an extremist organization; participated in fundraising, knowing that the money would be used both to support the activities of the extremist organization UCSI (the Management Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses) and the extremist local religious organization which is part of its structure

Latest event

August 25, 2026 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  5. · Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Stavropol Territory

Criminal case

Alexei Scherbich's case

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Neftekumsk

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Neftekumsk (Stavropol Territory). In December 2018, a case for organising activities of an extremist organisation was initiated on the basis of his involvement with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters. It was reported that Shcherbich left Russia and was put on the wanted list. In June 2020, it became known that he was also accused of raising funds for an extremist organisation. In June 2024, Shcherbich was taken into custody. In May 2025, the court sentenced him to a fine of 300 thousand rubles, after which the man was released on his own recognisance.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Preventive measures
travel ban (written undertaking)
Sources (3)

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