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Shcherbich Aleksei Gennadievich

Date of birth: April 25, 1972 (54 years old)
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.2 ч. 1 ; 282.3 ч. 1
Form of repression:  travel restrictions
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  штраф 300.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  May 27, 2025
Current location:  not in custody
Date of release:  May 27, 2025
Lists of persecuted:  Archive

Shcherbich Aleksei Gennadievich, born April 25, 1972, lived in the city of Neftekumsk, Stavropol Krai. He is accused of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code ("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 activities"), and is wanted. On June 5, 2020, a new criminal case was opened under Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code. On June 11, 2024, he was detained and sent to custody.