Solovyev Aleksandr

Name: Solovyev Aleksandr Vasilyevich
Date of Birth: February 13, 1970
Current status: who has served the main sentence
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 183 day Under house arrest
Sentence: penalty in the form of a fine in the amount of 300,000 rubles

Biography

Alexander Solovyov was born in 1970 in the village of Kazarma (Perm Territory). Since childhood, he was fond of sports, fantastic literature and the history of the ancient world.

Alexander's parents passed away early: his father when his son was only a year old, his mother when he was 18. After the death of his mother, he left his studies at the Polytechnic Institute and served in the army. He worked as an assistant driver of an electric locomotive and an inspector of technical supervision of the communications service.

Later, Alexandr moved to Perm and there became better acquainted with the teachings of the Bible. Although he did not believe in God, he thought a lot about the origin and meaning of life. With the help of a childhood friend, Alexander was surprised to discover that the Bible is not a "collection of prayers for grandmothers", but a logical book that gives clear answers to questions.

In 2001 he married Anna, whose work is related to music. Through joint Bible study, they have a strong family. They play music together, play sports and love to help friends organize weddings.

Relatives and friends of Alexander, even those who do not share his religious views, are completely perplexed by the criminal case against him. They are well aware that Aleksandr has nothing to do with extremism.

On July 4, 2019, the Ordzhonikidze District Court of Perm convicted Solovyov and imposed a fine of 300,000 rubles instead of the 3.5 years in prison requested by the prosecutor. The Court of Appeal upheld the conviction.

Case History

In May 2018, a criminal case was opened against Alexander Solovyov from Perm for participating in the activities of an extremist organization. The reason for this was audio recordings made on the instructions of Center “E” by a man who previously professed the religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Lieutenant Colonel Utkin sent these records for examination to the catechist of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Perm Theological Seminary. The indictment collected almost all the common myths about Jehovah’s Witnesses: “incitement to hatred”, “calls for the destruction of families”, “refusal of medical care” and others. After the search and interrogation, Aleksandr spent six months under house arrest. The prosecutor’s office asked to send the believer to a colony for 3.5 years. On July 4, 2019, the judge of the Ordzhonikidze District Court of Perm, Denis Shvetsov, found Solovyov guilty and sentenced him to a fine of 300 thousand rubles.
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