Ivan Sorokin
Ivan Sorokin, born 1978, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 29, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds.
In brief
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Yugorsk · Janitors · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
He is allegedly involved in organising and engaging others in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
October 29, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, October 29, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk
Other defendants in the case
- Evgeny Zhukov — Location unknown
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk
Details and sources
Full summary
On 19 August 2020, Sorokin's home was searched, he was detained and taken for questioning, after which he was placed in a temporary detention facility. The next day he was released on a pledge not to leave the area as part of his case relating to organizing activites for an extremist organization. On 7 August 2023, the court acquitted Sorokin. On 21 November, the appellate court overturned the verdict and sent the case for a new review.
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.