Date of birth: December 9, 1984 (41 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Novorossiysk
Pursuit stage:
end of prosecution
Sentence:
6 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:
December 28, 2022
Current location:
not in custody
Date of release:
July 9, 2026
Lists of persecuted:
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Aleksandr Filatov was born on 9 December 1984. He lived in Novorossiysk and is the father of two children. Following his arrest, he was transferred to Krasnoyarsk.
He was convicted under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Organising the activities of an extremist organisation') in connection with his membership in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses, which is banned in Russia, and sentenced to six years' imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony. The appellate court upheld the sentence.
He was deprived of liberty from 13 July 2021. On 9 July 2026, he was released upon completion of his sentence.
