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Lukin Sergei Aleksandrovich

Date of birth: October 10, 1971 (54 years old)
City of residence: Biysk
Occupation: бизнес и предпринимательство
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  forced labor
Pursuit stage:  currently serving a sentence
Sentence:  4 года 6 месяцев принудительных работ
Date of sentencing:  December 11, 2024
Current location:  correctional center ; Penal Settlement No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Altai Krai

Lukin Sergei Aleksandrovich, born October 10, 1971, resident of Biysk, Altai Krai.

On December 11, 2024, on charges of committing a crime 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 a community of Jehovah's Witnesses banned in Russia, he was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months of probation. On March 13, 2025, the appellate court replaced the probationary term with 4 years and 6 months of compulsory work in a correctional center.

He was under a written undertaking not to leave since January 25, 2023.

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