Sergey Tolokonnikov
Sergey Tolokonnikov is listed as imprisoned, but other details in the same record do not agree:
- the end of imprisonment is recorded as June 26, 2026.
Sergey Tolokonnikov, born 1972, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); “The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow”. Sentence (October 3, 2024): 5 years 2 months' imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Security guards · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
5 years 2 months
imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony
First instance, July 12, 2023: 5 years
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Involved in organising the activities of an extremist organisation and involvement in such activities
Latest event
June 25, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 5 years 2 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Persecution begins
The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses of Moscow
Other defendants in the case
- Roman Mareev — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
- Anatolii Marunov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
Thematic group: The third case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Moscow
Details and sources
Full summary
On October 20, 2021, Tolokonnikov’s home was searched; he was detained and interrogated. On October 22, the court ruled to place him in custody, charging him with involvement in the activities of an extremist organization due to his connection with the Jehovah’s Witnesses community. Members of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely for religious activities: holding meetings and worship services, recruiting new supporters.
Later, it became known that Tolokonnikov was also accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization. On July 12, 2023, he was sentenced to five years in a general-regime penal colony.
On June 27, 2025, he was released from the penal colony after serving his sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.