Valery Sheetz
Valery Sheetz, born 1966, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Valery Sheetz”. Sentence (June 24, 2024): A fine in the amount of 600 thousand roubles. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, November 28, 2021.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Lesosibirsk · Religious figures · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
A fine in the amount of 600 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, the suspect held meetings of the banned local community of Jehovah's Witnesses "in the form of collective worship, taught preaching activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses religion, and carried out actions aimed at propaganda of the activities of the banned organisation" on the Internet.
Latest event
December 10, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 28, 2021
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
The case of Valery Sheetz
Criminal case
The case of Valery Sheetz
- Case number
- 1-173/2023
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Krasnoyarsk region. On November 26th 2021, a case was brought against him for organising activities of an extremist organisation. A preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was chosen against Sheetz. On June 24th 2024, he was sentenced to a fine of 600 thousand rubles.
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.