Evgeny Semyonov
- Criminal Code
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Extremism casesCases against Jehovah's Witnesses
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years 3 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-02-20
- Region
- Karachay-Cherkessia
- City
- Cherkessk
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК-11 ОИК № 11 ОУХД ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю»«Красный лебедь»[442]
- Address for letters
- 618630, Пермский край, Чердынский р-он, пгт. Ныроб, ул. Уральская, д. 30, ФКУ «ИК-11 ОИК № 11 ОУХД ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю»«Красный лебедь»[442], Семенов Евгений Константинович, 1987 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia. In August 2023, he was taken into custody on charges of organising, participating in, and being involved in the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities: holding meetings, joint worship, and recruiting new adherents. On February 20, 2025, Semenov was sentenced to six years and three months in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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