Name: Sachnev Sergey Vasiliyevich
Date of Birth: September 25, 1951
Current status: defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Current restrictions: obligation to appear

Biography

When the house of Sergey Sachnev and his wife Ulita was searched in May 2023, the elderly couple experienced stress. Because of their beliefs, they became defendants in a criminal case on extremism.

Sergey was born in September 1951. He has two brothers and a sister. After graduating from school, Sergey worked as a driver until his retirement. He lived in Spassk-Dalniy and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

In 1977, Sergey married Ulita, whom he met at work. They had two sons. The couple love to take care of the garden together. After retirement, they moved to the village of Khurba (Khabarovsk Territory).

In 2008, Sergey embarked on the Christian path after following his wife he became convinced of the authenticity of the prophecies from the Holy Scriptures.

The Sachnevs' children empathize with their parents who have been prosecuted for their faith.

Case History

In May 2023, civilians in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, as well as the village of Khurba and the village of Molodezhny, were subjected to night searches because of their religion. The investigation opened a criminal case against 8 believers—Vasiliy Bondarev and his mother Irina, Sergey Sachnev and his wife Ulita, Nikolay Kovadnev, Ivan Nikitin, Mikhail Dorofeev, Radion Shitov, Marina Voitko and Svetlana Zharkova. They were charged with involvement in the activities of a banned organization. In 2024, the prosecutor’s office returned the case to the investigator twice. In October the case went to court.
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