Siyukhov Inver

Name: Siyukhov Inver Ruslanovich
Date of Birth: November 4, 1974
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 1 day in a temporary detention facility, 1424 day in a pre-trial detention, 16 day in prison
Sentence: Imprisonment for a period of 6 years in a general regime correctional colony, with deprivation of the right to engage in educational activities, as well as activities related to leadership and participation in religious public associations and organizations, for a period of 4 years, with restriction of liberty for a period of 1 year
Term of imprisonment: until May 2025
Currently held in: Pre-trial Detention Center inside the Correctional Colony No. 1 of the Republic of Adygeуa
Address for correspondence: Siyukhov Inver Ruslanovich, born 1974, Pre-trial Detention Center inside the Correctional Colony No. 1 of the Republic of Adygeуa, Ul. Lenina, 28, pos. Tlyustenkhabl, Teuchezhskiy rayon, Republic of Adygeya

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Biography

Russian law enforcement agencies continue to persecute and oppress citizens on religious grounds. This time, the authorities saw "extremism" in the religion of Inver Siyukhov from Maykop and sent him to a pre-trial detention center.

Inver was born in 1974 in Maykop (Republic of Adygea). He has an older sister. His early childhood was spent in the Georgian city of Gori, later the family returned to Maikop. The parents are currently retired. The father was diagnosed with cancer, and now he is experiencing the persecution of his son especially hard, as he is afraid that he may not live to see his release.

During his school years, Inver was fond of football, collecting scale models of cars. After school, he moved to study in Krasnodar, where he graduated with a degree in accounting and auditing. Inver worked as a cashier-operator in a branch of Sberbank of Russia, later as a chief accountant in a private company, and recently, until he faced persecution, was engaged in entrepreneurial activities.

In the early 1990s, Inver became deeply interested in religion. As he studied the Scriptures, he learned a great deal about the Creator and his qualities such as love, wisdom, justice, and sensitivity. At a young age, he was determined to become a Christian and devote his life to serving God.

Inver's criminal prosecution brought fear, anxiety and emptiness to the family, where laughter was often heard, parents were proud of their children, and sister and brother loved each other. This sad event turned everyone's life upside down. Inver's parents are in emotional shock, their sleep is disturbed. During the search, Inver's father asked the investigator: "Do you know what 'happy old age' means? This is when you can be proud of your children, and I am proud of my son! I'm sure he's not guilty of what he's accused of!" Inver's mother added: "Although in our culture it is not customary to praise your children in front of someone, God grant such children to everyone!"

Inver's sister is deeply affected by her brother's persecution. She says: "Because of the baseless accusation, I suffer a double loss – I was separated from my dear brother and friend. I note with chagrin that in our country the label "extremist" can easily be hung on the most peace-loving people, whose basic internal law is love for God and neighbors. Despite the pain of my parents' suffering and separation from my brother, I am proud of his devotion and courage."

Case History

Operational-investigative measures against Inver Siyukhov from Maykop have been carried out, presumably, since 2018. In April 2021, the believer’s house was searched. He was arrested and placed in a pretrial detention center. The investigation considered the holding of religious meetings using the Internet to be organizing the activity of an extremist organization. In September 2021, Siyukhov’s case went to court. At the hearings, several witnesses mixed up their testimonies, and their words differed from the information from the interrogation protocols. At the hearings it also turned out that the psycholinguistic expert study, on which the charge was based, was carried out by an expert without the appropriate qualification. In February 2024, the prosecutor requested a sentence of 9 years in a penal colony for the peaceful believer. A month later, the court sentenced the believer to 6 years in a penal colony. In March 2025, the court of appeal upheld the verdict.
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