Sergey Gromov

Additional Name(s): Sergey Viktorovich Gromov, Громов Сергей Викторович

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No.1, Tatarstan

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 6 Years, 1 Month's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/15/2022

Date of Sentencing: September/14/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Sergey Gromov

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Sergey Gromov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 15, 2022, authorities in Moscow arrested Gromov at an airport. The following day, his home was searched, and religious texts were confiscated.

On September 14, 2023, the Moskovsky District Court of Kazan sentenced Gromov to six years and one month in prison for “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC) and “collecting funds…intended to finance the organization, preparation and commission of at least one of the crimes of an extremist orientation, or to ensure the activities of an extremist community or an extremist organization” (Art. 282.3-1 RCC). Investigators accused Gromov of holding religious services at his home.

On February 9, 2024, the Supreme Court of Tatarstan approved Gromov's sentence.

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