Pavel Sidorenko
Pavel Sidorenko, born 1958, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Pavel Sidorenko's case”. Sentence (April 3, 2024): Suspended sentence of 3 years. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
Suspended sentence of 3 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
participated in the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
April 19, 2024 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Pavel Sidorenko's case
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Pavel Sidorenko's case
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Krasnodar Krai
Details and sources
Full summary
On 28 January 2022, Sidorenko's home was searched. He signed a recognizance of non-departure as a suspect in the case of participation in the activities of an extremist organization. On 3 April 2024, Sidorenko was sentenced to a three-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.