Sergei Ushakhin
Sergei Ushakhin, born 1961, Komi Republic. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “Syktyvkar Jehovah's Witnesses's case”. Sentence (December 22, 2025): 500,000 rubles fine, eleased from punishment due to his death. Status: deceased. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Komi Republic · Syktyvkar · Unemployed · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
500,000 rubles fine, eleased from punishment due to his death
No information about an appeal ruling.
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, from 2017 to 2021, "acting under conditions of conspiracy, exercised general management of the organisation's activities, coordinated illegal activities, organised and held meetings of members of the banned organisation and collected funds to finance" a local cell of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Latest event
December 22, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Syktyvkar Jehovah's Witnesses's case
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
Syktyvkar Jehovah's Witnesses's case
Other defendants in the case
- Alexandr Ketov — At large
- Alexandr Kruglyakov — At large
- Lidiia Nekrasova — At large
- Andrei Harlamov — At large
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Syktyvkar. On 2 March 2021, his home was searched and he was given a recognisance not to leave as part of the case of organising activities of an extremist organisation. On 9 June 2022, the court returned the case to the prosecutor's office. On 17 January 2023, the case was retried by the Syktyvkar City Court. In August 2023, Sergei Ushakhin was hospitalised in a cardiac centre and died shortly afterwards. On 22 December 2025, more than two years after his death, he was sentenced to a fine of 500,000 roubles and released from punishment due to his death.
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.