Father of Three Children, Was Released From a Penal Colony in Khadyzhensk

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Father of Three Children, Was Released From a Penal Colony in Khadyzhensk

September 18, 2023 Krasnodar Territory


On September 15, 2023, Maksim Beltikov was released from penal colony No. 9 in the Krasnodar Territory, having fully served his two-year sentence for believing in Jehovah God. He was greeted by his family and many friends.

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The criminal case against Beltikov was initiated in June 2020 after the FSB raided believers in several villages in the Krasnodar Territory. The believer was taken into custody in the courtroom immediately after the verdict was announced in January 2022. He spent 8 months in a pre-trial detention center and a year in a correctional facility.


The believer served part of the sentence in strict conditions of detention. According to the lawyer, despite the difficulties, including gradually weakening eyesight, he did not complain. Hundreds of letters of support helped him cope.


Six more Jehovah's Witnesses from the Krasnodar Territory continue to serve their sentences for their faith in a penal colony. Among them is Lyudmila Shchekoldina, whose sentence ends in April 2026.


Beltikov's case in Pavlovskaya


Brief history of the case


Maxim Beltikov, a labor safety specialist, an exemplary family man, and father of three children, was accused of extremism. In April 2020, a search was conducted in the believer’s home, and in June, FSB investigator Lieutenant M. Loy opened a criminal case against the man on suspicion of participation in the activities of an extremist organization. The investigation considered that the believer, “aware of the criminal nature and social danger of his actions,” performed the “role of a preacher.” Maxim was placed under recognizance not to leave. In January 2021, the case began in court. During the trial, it was revealed that the transcript of Beltikov’s conversation with the main prosecution witness Ilchenko was falsified. In January 2022, the court found Beltikov guilty and sentenced him to 2 years in a general regime colony. The appeal upheld this verdict. In September 2023, Maxim was released, having fully served his sentence.


Criminal case


Region:

Krasnodar Territory

Locality:

Pavlovskaya

What is suspected:

“participated in religious educational classes and sermons, during which... he conducted and listened to lectures based on religious literature, entered into conversations and religious discussions, participated in a collective discussion of the contents of religious books” (from the decision to initiate a criminal case)

Criminal case number:

12007030001000072

Initiated:

June 23, 2020

Current stage of the case:

verdict took effect

Investigates:

Investigative Department of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Territory

Articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation:

282.2 (2)

Court case number:

1-10/2022 (1-49/2021)

Court:

Pavlovsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory

Judge:

Andrey Mynochka


 In the photos:

  Maksim Beltikov with his wife Mariya and their three children

  Relatives and friends of the Beltikovs meet Maxim

  Maria Beltikova with three children waiting for her husband's release from prison

  Maxim Beltikov leaves prison

  A believer hugs his youngest son

  Joyful meeting of a believer with his wife and his older children.

  Maxim Beltikov wipes away the tears of his youngest son

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