Rogozin Valeriy

Name: Rogozin Valeriy Anatoliyevich
Date of Birth: March 25, 1962
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1), 282.3 (1)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 398 day in a pre-trial detention, 1072 day in prison
Sentence: punishment in the form of 6 years and 5 months of imprisonment to be served in a penal colony of general regime; with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to the management and participation in the work of public religious organizations for a period of 4 years and 6 months; with restriction of liberty for a period of 1 year 3 months
Term of imprisonment: until July 2026
Currently held in: Correctional Colony No. 5 of the Udmurtian Republic
Address for correspondence: Rogozin Valeriy Anatoliyevich, born 1962, Correctional Colony No. 5 of the Udmurtian Republic, Ul. Raskolnikova, 5A, Sarapul, Udmurtian Republic, 427965

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Biography

In September 2021, a court in Volgograd sentenced four civilians to real prison terms for their faith in Jehovah God. One of them is a former military pilot Valeriy Rogozin.

Valeriy was born in 1962 in Krasnokamsk (Perm region). As a child, he liked to go camping in the taiga overnight, practiced sports.

After finishing school, he entered the Kacha Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots in Volgograd. Thus began a new page in Valeriy's life, which connected him with this city. He served as a military pilot. After 12 years in the army, he worked for many years as a design engineer.

In 1984, Valeriy married Marina, a teacher by profession. The spouses brought up two sons. In his spare time Valeriy likes to do landscape design and repair work around the house. In the 1990s, Valeriy discovered the astounding wisdom of the Bible and since then has tried to live up to its high moral standards.

In May 2019, a court sent four peaceful Volgograd citizens to prison, all the "guilt" of which was to confess the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. Valeriy Rogozin was among them. The 7.5 months he spent in the pre-trial detention center drastically undermined his health so that he needed long-term treatment.

"Valeriy's relatives, neighbors, employees and former coworkers are outraged by the unfair arrest and worry about us," said his wife Marina.

Case History

In the spring of 2019, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the Volgograd believers. Sergey Melnik, Igor Egozaryan, Valery Rogozin and Denis Peresunko were accused of organizing an extremist organization, and the latter two were also accused of financing it. They spent 5 to 7 months in the pre-trial detention center. The lawyers drew the attention of Judge Irina Struk to numerous violations by the investigation. Some witnesses claimed that their testimony had been falsified. Secret witnesses were interrogated incognito, fearing for their lives and health. In September 2021, the court sentenced 4 believers to prison terms ranging from 6 years to 6 years and 5 months. In March 2022, the appellate court upheld the verdict.
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