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Li Anatoly Yurievich

Date of birth: March 15, 1985 (41 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  6 лет 5 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  July 10, 2024
Current location:  Penal Сolony No. 14, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Khabarovsk Krai

Li Anatoly Yurievich, born March 15, 1985, lives in the village of Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Krai. On July 10, 2024, under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Organisation of the activities of an extremist organisation") in connection with membership in the community of Jehovah's Witnesses, banned in Russia, he was sentenced to 6.5 years in a general regime penal colony. On October 3, 2024, the court reduced the term on appeal to 6 years and 5 months in a general regime penal colony.

In custody since October 12, 2022.