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Vitaly Sukhov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Vitaly Sukhov, born 1967, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Vitaly Sukhov”. Sentence (December 20, 2021): six years' suspended prison sentence. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, December 11, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.

In brief

Krasnoyarsk Krai · Krasnoyarsk · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

6 years

six years' suspended prison sentence

Verdict December 20, 2021

Upheld February 28, 2022

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Involved in organising the activities of an extremist organisation

Latest event

August 12, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Imprisonment ends

  4. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  5. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 years

  6. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

Criminal case

The case of Vitaly Sukhov

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On May 26, 2020, it became known that Sukhov was charged with organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On December 21, 2021, he was sentenced to six years' suspended sentence.

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Sources (2)

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