Kishta Tutinova
Kishta Tutinova, born 1961, Kalmykia. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Elista”. Sentence (September 17, 2024): Change of punishment from three years to four years of suspended sentence with a one-year suspended probation period. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Kalmykia · Elista · Pensioners · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
4 years
Change of punishment from three years to four years of suspended sentence with a one-year suspended probation period.
First instance, June 24, 2024: 3 years
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, she held religious meetings "in the form of online conferences" and engaged residents of the region in the activities of the banned organisation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Latest event
September 16, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 4 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Elista
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Elista
- Case number
- 1-112/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Ekaterina Menkova — At large, 2 years
- Tsagan Khalgaeva — At large, 2 years
Details and sources
Full summary
On 28 February 2023, Jehovah's Witnesses were searched in Elista on a criminal case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. Tutinova was detained. On 1 March, the court placed her under house arrest. On 24 June 2024, she was given a three-year suspended sentence.
On 17 September, the court of appeals increased the sentence from three to four years suspended with a probation period of one year.
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.