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Bailo Valery Semyonovich

Date of birth: November 1, 1957 (67 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  death
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  2 года 5 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  July 3, 2024
Lists of persecuted:  Archive ; Deceased victims of political persecution

Bailo Valery Semyonovich, born November 1, 1957, resident of the village of Kholmskaya, Krasnodar Krai.

On July 3, 2024, under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in the activities of an extremist organisation") in connection with membership in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Russia, he was sentenced to 2.5 years in a general regime penal colony.

Detained on April 2, was in custody since April 4, 2024. He died on March 21, 2025 in a pretrial detention facility.

  • List of those who died as victims of politically motivated persecution
  • List of Jehovah’s Witnesses Facing Prosecution (updated)