Votyakov Aleksandr Vasilyevich

Votyakov Aleksandr Vasilyevich, born on November 29, 1973. Lives in Izhevsk. On October 25, 2024, he was charged with committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Organization of the activities of a religious organization, in respect of which a decision has been made to liquidate due to the implementation of extremist activity”) in connection with his membership in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses, which is banned in Russia. On February 4, 2025, the appellate court changed the sentence and approved 6 years and 6 months in a general regime colony. He was under house arrest from December 15, 2022 to August 7, 2023, when he was transferred on his own recognizance. He was taken into custody after the appeal on February 4, 2025.