Evgeny Spirin
Evgeny Spirin, born 1986, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Evgeny Spirin”. Sentenced on July 28, 2020. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Ivanovo Oblast · Ivanovo · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
Fine
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
convened and held meetings of this organisation and held religious conversations with residents of Ivanovo region for the purpose of its propaganda
Latest event
December 24, 2021 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
sentence changed
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Persecution ends
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Ivanovo Oblast
· Persecution begins
The case of Evgeny Spirin
Criminal case
The case of Evgeny Spirin
Details and sources
Full summary
On 21 January 2019, a case on organising activities of an extremist organisation was opened. On 27 January Spirin was detained and taken into custody by court order on 28 January. On 5 July, transferred under house arrest. On 18 December, he was released from house arrest.
On 28 July 2020, he was sentenced to a fine of 700 thousand rubles. The court reduced the amount to 500 thousand taking into account the time served.
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.