Andrei Tabakov
Andrei Tabakov, born 1973, Ulyanovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ulyanovsk”. Sentence (October 7, 2020): a suspended sentence of 3 years of imprisonment, followed by 8 months of restriction of liberty. Status: not in Russia. 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, May 30, 2019.
In brief
Ulyanovsk Oblast · Ulyanovsk · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
a suspended sentence of 3 years of imprisonment, followed by 8 months of restriction of liberty
Upheld January 28, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of 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
He promoted the ideas of Jehovah’s Witnesses, promoted the superiority of these ideas over other religious teachings, sought out venues for meetings of Jehovah’s Witnesses and directly participated in the events that were held.
Latest event
December 1, 2024 — persecution ends
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, May 30, 2019
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ulyanovsk
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ulyanovsk
Other defendants in the case
- Alexander Ganin — At large, 3 years
- Mikhail Zelensky — At large, 3 years
- Sergey Mysin — At large, 4 years 6 months
- Natalia Mysina — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Khoren Khachikian — At large, 2 years 6 months
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ulyanovsk
Details and sources
Full summary
He lived in Ulyanovsk. On 27 February 2019, he was arrested after a search and the next day was placed under house arrest by a court order on charges of organising and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation. On 25 April, his house arrest was replaced by a ban on certain actions.
On 8 October 2020, he was given a suspended sentence of three years of imprisonment.
In December 2024, he was deprived of Russian citizenship and was deported to Belarus.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Belarus
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.