Gennady Shpakovsky
Gennady Shpakovsky, born 1958, Pskov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Gennady Shpakovsky”. Sentence (August 2, 2020): six years and six months suspended sentense. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, September 15, 2018; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, September 15, 2018.
In brief
Pskov Oblast · Pskov · Mechanics · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years 6 months
six years and six months suspended sentense
First instance, June 8, 2020: 6 years 6 months
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
September 15, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 15, 2018
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, September 15, 2018
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 6 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Pskov Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years 6 months
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Gennady Shpakovsky
Criminal case
The case of Gennady Shpakovsky
Details and sources
Full summary
On 3 June 2018, detained after a search, released. A case of organizing activities of an extremist organization was opened. He gave a recognizance not to leave.
On 9 June 2020, he was sentenced to six and a half years in a general regime colony. On 3 August, the court of appeal instance replaced the term with a suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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