Evgeny Zhukov
Evgeny Zhukov, born 1972, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, October 29, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion.
In brief
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Yugorsk · Janitors · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
- Article 282.2 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of a person in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Involved in organising and involving others in the activities of an extremist organisation
Latest event
October 29, 2020 — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, October 29, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre
Timeline
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Persecution begins
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk
Other defendants in the case
- Ivan Sorokin — Location unknown
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Yugorsk
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Sevastopol. On October 1, 2020, Zhukov's house was searched, and he was detained. The next day, the court ruled to take him into custody in the case of organising the activities of an extremist organisation in connection with his involvement in the Jehovah's Witnesses community. Representatives of this community are persecuted under extremist articles solely for their religious activities: meetings, joint worship services, and attracting new supporters. On May 17, 2021, he was transferred to house arrest. In October, the measure of restraint was changed to a ban on certain actions. On October 6, 2022, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
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.