Filatov Aleksadr

Name: Filatov Aleksadr Nikolayevich
Date of Birth: December 9, 1984
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 3 day in a temporary detention facility, 735 day in a pre-trial detention, 519 day in prison
Current restrictions: detention center
Sentence: punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 6 years with serving a sentence of imprisonment in a correctional colony of general regime, with deprivation of the right to engage in organizational activities in public associations and religious organizations for a term of 2 years, with restriction of liberty for a term of 1 year
Currently held in: Correctional Colony No. 31 of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
Address for correspondence: Filatov Aleksadr Nikolayevich, born 1984, Correctional Colony No. 31 of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Ul. Krazovskaya, 10, Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, 660111

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Biography

The father of two young children and an exemplary family man Aleksandr Filatov in July 2021 came under the scrutiny of law enforcement officers only because of his faith in Jehovah God. The believer was detained in Novorossiysk and transferred to the Krasnoyarsk pre-trial detention center.

Aleksandr was born in December 1984 in the south of Siberia - in the city of Sharypovo, Krasnoyarsk Territory. He has a younger brother. As a child, Alexandr was engaged in running, loved to design: he could assemble a bicycle from improvised spare parts and parts. His father instilled in him a love of playing the guitar, and now Alexander writes songs and composes music.

After graduating from the Siberian Federal University, Aleksandr worked as an engineer and technician. Until the beginning of the criminal prosecution, he worked as an electrician.

While still very young, Aleksandr became interested in Bible teachings. Except for his mother, no one else in the family shared his religious beliefs.

Aleksandr met his future wife visiting friends. They have common interests and values in life. Elena recalls that she liked Aleksandr for his calmness, ability to maintain dignity and solve complex problems. She says: "There is nothing that he could not repair — any malfunction." The couple have two children. When Aleksandr faced criminal prosecution for his faith and ended up in jail, his youngest son was only 2.5 years old, and the oldest was 10 years old.

Having been ill with coronavirus, the Filatovs decided to change the climate to a more favorable one and moved to Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Territory). After Aleksandr was detained, the family had to return to Siberia. While her husband is in jail, Yelena is forced to take care of her sons alone. After the search and detention of her husband, her health deteriorated. But most of all, Yelena worries about the children: "How will they grow up without a father, not seeing his positive example?" Yelena shows her little son old family videos so that he does not forget his father. The elder son also misses his dad very much, because they are used to doing everything together: playing football, going shopping, being in nature and having picnics.

Relatives and friends support the Filatovs as much as they can.

Case History

In July 2021, the Krasnoyarsk Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case against Aleksandr Filatov, who at that time lived in Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Territory). Just because of his religion, he was accused of organizing the activity of an extremist organization. After a search, the believer was detained and taken 5,000 kilometers away to Detention Center No. 1 for the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The charges against Filatov were based on the testimony of two secret witnesses. In January 2022, the criminal case was brought to court, and in December 2022, Judge Gruzdev sentenced Filatov to 6 years in a general regime penal colony. This is exactly the punishment the prosecutor had requested. In July 2023, the court of appeal upheld the verdict against the believer.
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