Potylitsyn Sergey

Name: Potylitsyn Sergey Aleksandrovich
Date of Birth: May 21, 1981
Current status: charges withdrawn
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1), 282.2 (1.1)

Biography

On March 13, 2019, at least seven civilians were searched in Severodvinsk (Arkhangelsk region) because of their beliefs. The investigation suspects that one of them, Sergey Potylitsyn, participated in religious services. What is known about this man?

Sergey was born in 1981 in Severodvinsk, a mechanic-repairman for the repair of industrial equipment by profession. He has two brothers and a sister. He likes to go to nature, pick mushrooms and berries, fish.

One day, Sergey learned from his relatives that the Bible convincingly explains where everything came from, as well as why there is so much injustice in the world. This prompted him to delve deeper into this book and change his life. Paradoxically, this attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies of Severodvinsk. "The family is friendly, everyone is worried about each other," says Sergey about his family's reaction.

Case History

In March 2019, in Severodvinsk, FSB officers conducted searches in the homes of Sergey Potylitsyn and Vladimir Teterin. Andrey Maksimovich was taken for interrogation from his workplace, then brought home and searched in the presence of his wife and 3-year-old child. Conscript sailors were involved as witnesses. The investigator took a recognizance agreement from Potylitsyn. A criminal case was opened against the believers for organizing the activities of an extremist organization. Law enforcement officers said that their goal was to stop the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Sergey Potylitsyn’s two vehicles were arrested, and the bank accounts of three believers were blocked. In May 2022, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation ruled to terminate the criminal case due to the lack of corpus delicti.
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