Chernykh Yury Alekseevich

Chernykh Yury Alekseevich, born April 3, 1975, and lives in the city of Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast.

He was charged with committing a crime under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organisation") in connection with his membership in a community of Jehovah's Witnesses, banned in Russia.

He was sentenced to 3 years of compulsory work with 15% of his salary withheld for the benefit of the state. The appellate court upheld the sentence.

He was under a written undertaking not to leave the country from April 26, 2022 to November 28, 2023.