Igor Turik
Igor Turik, born 1968, Perm Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Financing extremist activities); “Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm”. Sentence (May 11, 2021): Seven years' suspended imprisonment, prohibition to hold leading positions in religious organisations. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Perm Krai · Perm · Artists · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
7 years
Seven years' suspended imprisonment, prohibition to hold leading positions in religious organisations
Upheld May 11, 2022
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.3 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Financing extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising the activities of a religious organisation that was subject to a decision on liquidation in connection with extremist activities; involved other participants
Latest event
August 21, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
Second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm
Other defendants in the case
- Boris Burylov — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Yuri Vaag — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Alexander Inozemtsev — At large, 2 years 6 months
- Viktor Kuchkov — At large, 2 years 6 months
Thematic group: The second case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Perm
Details and sources
Full summary
Accused of committing an offence under part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organizing the activities of a religious organization for which a decision on liquidation has been made due to engaging in extremist activities"). He has been under house arrest since 17 September 2018. In January 2019, he was released on his own recognisance.
On 12 May 2021, sentenced to seven years' suspended 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.