Zakhar Vakarev
Zakhar Vakarev, born 2002, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the five”. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · NULL · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of an extremist organization
Latest event
February 17, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of the five
Criminal case
The case of the five
Other defendants in the case
- Aleksandr Vakarev — Location unknown
- Alexander Murlin — Imprisoned
- Sergei Soroka — Imprisoned
- Ivan Starikov — Under house arrest
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Uyar
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Uyar (Krasnoyarsk region). In February 2026, he was detained at Moscow's Vnukovo airport as part of a case of involvement in the activities of an extremist organisation, namely the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are prosecuted under extremist articles solely because of their religious activities - holding meetings and worship services, attracting new supporters.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.