Alexei Stepanov
Alexei Stepanov, born 1988, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (April 23, 2019): 2 years 6 months' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 4, 2020.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Manual workers · Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony with restriction of liberty for 1 year
Upheld December 13, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of a branch of the international religious association "At-Takfir Val-Hijra", created by Shamil Fataliev. He participated in the meetings at least 33 times.
Latest event
December 13, 2021 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 4, 2020
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Persecution ends
· Persecution begins
Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Case Eleven on the organisation of a cell of the banned organisation At-Taqfir Wal-Hijra in St. Petersburg
Other defendants in the case
- Artur Arazov — At large, 3 years
- Namik Gasanbekov — At large, 3 years
- Farhad Kasimov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Kamil Kerimkhanov — At large, 3 years
- Said Latifov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Adam Molov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Idris Nurjaev — At large, 3 years
- Aivaz Tagiyev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Agakerim Fataliyev — At large, 3 years
- Shamil Fataliyev — At large, 7 years
Details and sources
Full summary
Lived in St. Petersburg. On 24 May 2017, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 23 April 2019, he was sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony, released in the courtroom.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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