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Pankratov Stepan Viktorovich

Date of birth: December 29, 1995 (30 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Voronezh
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  July 13, 2020
Sentence:  6 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  November 21, 2025
Current location:  Remand Prison No.1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Voronezh Oblast

Pankratov Stepan Viktorovich, born on 29 December 1995, lives in Voronezh, and works as a construction worker. He is accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (‘Organisation of the activities of an extremist organisation’) in connection with his involvement in the local Jehovah’s Witnesses community. He was held in custody from 13 July 2020, transferred to house arrest in September 2020, and on 1 December 2020 was released under a ban on certain actions

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