Conviction Upheld Against Second Witness by Oryol Court

13 June 2019

Oryol Region

Photo: Sergey Skrynnikov

On June 13, 2019, a panel of three judges from the Oryol Regional Court upheld the sentence of the lower court, in which Sergey Skrynnikov was heavily fined for his faith.

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Case of Skrynnikov in Oryol

Region:

Oryol Region

Locality:

Oryol

Case number:

11802540002000011

Current stage:

verdict took effect

Suspected of:

according to the investigation he participated in religious services, which is interpreted as participating in the activity of an extremist organisation (with reference to the decision of the Russian Supreme Court on the liquidation of all 396 registered organisations of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Investigating:

Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Oryol Region

Case initiated:

20 February 2018

Number of the case in court:

1-121/2018

Considering on the merits:

Zheleznodorozhnyy District Court of the City of Oryol

Judge:

Gleb Borisovich Noskov

`Persons in the case`

Sergey Skrynnikov Сергей Скрынников

`Timeline`

20.02.2018	Следователь А. Компаниец возбуждает дело против Сергея Скрынникова по ч. 2 ст. 282.2 УК РФ (участие в деятельности экстремисткой организации).
08.05.2018	Сергей Скрынников привлечен в качестве обвиняемого и допрошен. Избрана мера пресечения — подписка о невыезде. В доме Скрынникова проведен осмотр, не выявивший ни одного предмета, запрещенного законом. Ряд «доказательств» по его делу выделен из дела Кристенсена.
29.05.2018	В Орле окончено предварительное расследование уголовного дела.

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