Alexander Suvorov
Alexander Suvorov, born 1980, Orenburg Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Alexander Suvorov”. Status: location unknown. 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
Orenburg Oblast · Orenburg · Teachers · 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
Full wording of the charges
in the period from April 2017 to the present.... organised the activities of a structural subdivision of the Jehovah's Witnesses MRO by convening and holding meetings, organising the recruitment of new members, and bringing the content of religious literature texts to the participants of the meetings
Latest event
January 8, 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, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of Alexander Suvorov
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Alexander Suvorov
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Orenburg
Details and sources
Full summary
16 May 2018 he detained and 19 May arrested on charges of organising activities of an extremist organisation. On 3 August, he was transferred to house arrest. On 12 October, the court replaced the preventive measure with a ban on certain actions
On 14 January 2020, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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