Maxim Vigul
Maxim Vigul, born 1990, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sharypovo”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: SOVA Center — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, June 7, 2022; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Sharypovo · Construction workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Initially, investigative actions were conducted within the framework of the case against Anton Ostapenko. 2.5 years later, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Krasnoyarsk Krai opened a criminal case against 7 more male believers aged 29 to 73. Anatoly Khvostov, Dmitry Gorelov, Maxim Vigul, Alexander Miroshnichenko, Eldar Mamedov, Vladimir Osintsev and Gennady Solomentsev are suspected of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation. In May-June 2022, Vigul, Miroshnichenko, Osintsev and Khvostov were searched again.
Latest event
August 21, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — SOVA Center, June 7, 2022
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
SOVA Center
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sharypovo
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sharypovo
- Case number
- 12102040014000059
Other defendants in the case
- Dmitry Gorelov — Location unknown
- Eldar Mammadov — At large
- Alexander Miroshnichenko — At large
- Vladimir Osintsev — Location unknown
- Gennady Solomentsev — Location unknown
- Anatoly Khvostov — Location unknown
Details and sources
Full summary
Internet network installer. On 19 April 2019, Vigul was searched at home. On 29 May 2022, he was searched again, already as a suspect in the case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.