Danil Suvorov
Danil Suvorov, born 1995, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The Danil Suvorov case”. Sentence (June 20, 2023): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large with restrictions.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Sochi · Shop assistants · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld May 7, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
using his authority as a spiritual leader of a follower of the Jehovah's Witnesses religion on the territory of Sochi, Krasnodar Region, committed active actions aimed at inducing, recruiting and otherwise involving ... in the activities of a banned extremist organisation
Latest event
April 7, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The Danil Suvorov case
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The Danil Suvorov case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Sochi. On 18 August 2021, Suvorov was searched and detained. Later, the court decided to take him into custody as part of a case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, attracting new supporters. In April 2022, Suvorov was also accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 20 June 2023, Suvorov was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. On 7 April 2026, he was released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.