Viktor Malkov - <var>Prisoners of Conscience</var>

Case of Shalev and Others in Smolensk

Name:

Viktor Ivanovich Malkov

Born:

1959

Current status:

defendant

Time spent in prison:

240 days in Detention Centre No. 1 for the Smolensk Region, 87 days under house arrest

Current restrictions:

Recognizance agreement

`Biography`

Viktor was born in 1959 in Smolensk. He’s married. Before being arrested, he worked as a driver. He spent seven years in prison for violent behavior. Viktor was about to divorce his wife. But faith in God helped him to become a new person. Today, he is a peaceful and law-abiding citizen and a loving husband. He provides much help for his disabled brother and elderly mother.

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Updated 23 March 2020

Region:

Smolensk Region

Locality:

Smolensk

Case number:

11907660001000014

Number of the case in court:

1-159/2020

Current stage:

trial in court of first instance

Suspected of:

According to the investigation he “organized and held a joint prayer to ‘Jehovah’, carried out a demonstration of videos ... informing adherents on issues of participation in conventions ... organizing and conducting subsequent joint meetings” (from the indictment)

Article of the Russian Criminal Code:

282.2 (1), 282.3 (1)

Investigating:

Investigative Department of the Directorate of the FSB of Russia for the Smolensk Region

Case initiated:

25 April 2019

`Other persons in this case`

`Timeline`

18.12.2016	Около 15 вооруженных сотрудников ОМОН, следователей и полицейских вошли в здание для богослужений Свидетелей Иеговы по ул. Пушкина в г. Смоленске, когда там проходило богослужение с участием около 60 верующих. Правоохранители целенаправленно идут в туалет и делают вид, будто обнаружили брошюру, внесенную в список экстремистских материалов. (К тому времени уже накопились доказательства того, что правоохранители и сотрудничающие с ними лица систематически подбрасывают верующим запрещенные предметы.)
07.10.2018	Становится известно о возбуждении первого в области уголовного дела за веру. ФСБ совместно с ЦПЭ и СОБРом проводит обыски в домах верующих. За решетку суд отправляет Наталию Сорокину и Марию Трошину.
25.04.2019	В домах верующих в Смоленске проходят обыски, а их самих силовики доставляют на допрос в Следственный отдел ФСБ, откуда они так и не выходят. Становится известно, что возбуждено уголовное дело по ч. 2 ст. 282.2 УК РФ. Дело расследует СО УФСБ России по Смоленской области.

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`News`

In Smolensk, Viktor Malkov, 61, Died Suddenly. Released After Eight Months in Pre-trial Detention, He Succumbed Before Court Date

28 April 2020

In the Smolensk Region, After Eight Months in Prison, Believers Valeriy Shalev and Viktor Malkov Placed Under House Arrest

24 December 2019

`Viktor` `Malkov`

`Biography`

`Yevgeniy` `Dechko`

`Ruslan` `Korolev`

`Valeriy` `Shalev`

In Smolensk, Viktor Malkov, 61, Died Suddenly. Released After Eight Months in Pre-trial Detention, He Succumbed Before Court Date

In the Smolensk Region, After Eight Months in Prison, Believers Valeriy Shalev and Viktor Malkov Placed Under House Arrest

Believer Released Under House Arrest After 112 Days in Smolensk Pre-Trial Detention Center

Fourth Witness Imprisoned in Smolensk

Three in Detention for Their Faith in Smolensk