Artem Shabliy
Artem Shabliy, born 1990, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Artem Shablia”. Sentence (February 15, 2022): Two years' of conditioned prison sentence with a probationary period of three years. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Kerch · Construction workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
Two years' of conditioned prison sentence with a probationary period of three years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Shabliy recruited new members into the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
April 1, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, December 11, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of Artem Shablia
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Artem Shablia
Details and sources
Full summary
On 26 May 2020, Shabliy was detained after a search, during which he was kept undressed in the cold for three hours and fell ill. On 28 May, released under an obligation to appear as a suspect in the case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization. On 16 February 2022, he received 2 years of suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.