Kriger Valery Sergeevich, born January 11, 1968, lives in the city of Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, worked as a massage therapist.
On charges of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Organisation of the activities of a religious organisation, in respect of which a decision has been made to liquidate in connection with the implementation of extremist activity") and Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Financing of extremist activity") in connection with membership in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses, banned in Russia, he was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime penal colony. On June 1, 2023, the appellate court commuted the sentence to 6 years and 9 months in a general regime penal colony.
The criminal case was initiated on May 14, 2018, he was under personal recognisance (an obligation not to leave the city) since June 29, 2018. Taken into custody after sentencing on December 19, 2022.
