In the photo: Victor Stashevsky

In the photo: Victor Stashevsky

In the photo: Victor Stashevsky

Criminal trial

A Sevastopol prosecutor is demanding a seven-year imprisonment for Viktor Stashevskiy charging him for believing in Jehovah God

Crimea

On March 22, 2021, during the debate in the Gagarinskiy District Court of Sevastopol, the prosecutor requested a sentence of 7 years in prison for the 54-year-old Viktor Stashevskiy. On March 29, the believer will deliver the last word, after which the court can pronounce a sentence on him.

In May 2019, the investigator of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Y. A. Andreev, opened a criminal case against Viktor Stashevskiy, calling the peaceful believer "the ideological inspirer of an extremist organization." Such serious accusations were leveled against the believer for the fact that he, as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, prayed and discussed biblical topics with fellow believers. Viktor is not charged with any other - real - crimes.

To date, 10 Crimean Jehovah's Witnesses have become victims of unjustified criminal prosecution for the faith of Jehovah's Witnesses. Two of them are already serving time in a penal colony.

Case of Stashevskiy in Sevastopol

Case History
Viktor Stashevskiy, a caring father and son caring for his elderly mother, came to the attention of law enforcement agencies. On May 31, 2019, FSB investigator Andreev opened a criminal case against him for organizing extremist activities. Viktor was accused of “propagating the ideas of Jehovah’s Witnesses, holding meetings, and carrying out religious performances.” The case involves the testimony of a secret witness. After 8 months of court proceedings in connection with the resignation of the judge, the hearings began anew, this time under the chairmanship of Judge Pavel Kryllo. The prosecutor demanded that the believer be imprisoned in a colony for 7 years, and on March 29, 2021, the Gagarinsky District Court of Sevastopol sentenced him to six and a half years in a general regime colony. The Court of Appeal upheld the verdict, and on September 13, 2021, Viktor Stashevskiy was transferred to Correctional Colony No. 9 of the Krasnodar Territory.
Timeline

Persons in case

Stashevskiy
Viktor

Criminal case

Region:
Crimea
Locality:
Sevastopol
Suspected of:
According to the investigation he continued the activities and propagandized Jehovah’s Witnesses’ ideas, conducted meetings and carried out religious speeches
Court case number:
11907350001670005
Initiated:
May 31, 2019
Current case stage:
The verdict entered into force
Investigating:
Investigation Office of Russian Federal Security Office for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:
282.2 (1)
Court case number:
1-23/2021 (1-165/2020)
Court:
Гагаринский районный суд г. Севастополя
Judge:
Павел Крылло
Case History