Anatoly Vilitkevich
Anatoly Vilitkevich, born 1986, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Anatoliy Vilitkevich case”. Sentence (September 26, 2021): two-year suspended sentence. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, July 8, 2020; Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Ufa · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
2 years
two-year suspended sentence
Upheld December 15, 2021
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
participated in the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses community
Latest event
September 27, 2023 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, July 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
· Persecution begins
Anatoliy Vilitkevich case
Criminal case
Anatoliy Vilitkevich case
Details and sources
Full summary
10 April 2018 Vilitkevich was detained in a case on the activities of an extremist organisation, arrested on 12 April. On 21 June, he was transferred under house arrest. On 28 February 2019, he was released on his own recognisance. The charge was brought under the article on organising the activities of an extremist organisation, but the court, while passing sentence, reclassified the charge to participation in the activities. On 27 September Vilitkevich was sentenced to two years' suspended sentence.
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.