Sergey and Elena Gromov
On October 7, 2024, the Sixth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction in Samara issued a decision according to which Sergey Gromov will continue to serve his sentence of 6 years and 1 month in a penal colony.
According to the defense, the verdict against the believer is a manifestation of religious discrimination, since it was issued in violation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which prohibits any restriction of the rights of citizens on the basis of religious affiliation. The fact of religious discrimination against Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia for so-called extremist activities was also established by the authorized bodies of the UN.
Taking into account his stay in a pre-trial detention center, where a day counts as one and a half, Sergey will have to be in prison for more than two years.