Additional Name(s): Станиславу Москвитину

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 1 Year, 6 Months' Suspended Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 1 Year, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/13/2023

Date of Sentencing: March/13/2023

Date of Release: August/15/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Abuse (Physical, Sexual, Psychological)

Stanislav Moskvitin

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Stanislav Moskvitin was imprisoned for his religious leadership role.

On March 13, 2023, the Kirovsky District Court of Omsk sentenced Moskvitin, the the pastor of the New Creation Apostolic Church, to one year and six months in prison for "creating a religious or public association whose activities involve violence against citizens or other harm to their health, as well as leadership of such an association" (Art. 239.1 RCC). Authorities accused Moskvitin of causing psychological harm to his parishioners by using psychological techniques to brainwash parishioners. Moskvitin was taken into custody following the verdict. 

On August 15, 2023, the Omsk Regional Court reduced Moskvitin's sentence to one year and six months' suspended imprisonment. Moskvitin was released following the verdict. 

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