Viktor Shayapov
Viktor Shayapov, born 1989, Penza Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Viktor Shayapov”. Sentence (November 6, 2022): 2 year suspended prison sentence. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, November 9, 2022.
In brief
Penza Oblast · Office workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
2 year suspended prison sentence
Upheld May 31, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, Shayapov participated in religious services and other gathering held by Jehovah's Witnesses. As evidence, the prosecution provided the court with audio recordings secretly recorded during the religious meetings, as well as materials seized during the search of Shayapov's house.
Latest event
November 18, 2024 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 9, 2022
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Viktor Shayapov
Criminal case
The case of Viktor Shayapov
- Case number
- 1-24/2022
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nikolsk
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Nikolsk (Penza region). In October 2020, searches were conducted at his home and at his wife's registered address as part of a criminal investigation against several local residents. On 19 August 2021, Shayapov's case was moved into a seperate proceeding, he was also put on the wanted list. In February 2022, Shayapov was detained in the Moscow region. From there, he was moved to the Penza region, where the criminal case against Yuri Kim had been under investigation since October 2020. Shayapov was placed under house arrest. On 7 November 2022, Shayapov was sentenced to a two-year 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.