Skvortsov Aleksandr

Name: Skvortsov Aleksandr Viktorovich
Date of Birth: June 11, 1962
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 1 day in a temporary detention facility, 623 day in a pre-trial detention, 601 day in prison
Sentence: punishment in the form of 7 years of imprisonment with serving in a penal colony of general regime, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to leadership and participation in the work of public and religious organizations for a period of 2 years, with restriction of liberty for a period of 1 year
Term of imprisonment: until January 2028
Currently held in: Correctional Colony No. 3 of the Ulyanovsk Region
Address for correspondence: Skvortsov Aleksandr Viktorovich, born 1962, Correctional Colony No. 3 of the Ulyanovsk Region, ul. Ostapenko, 22, Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk Region, 433510

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Biography

Aleksandr Skvortsov knows firsthand what criminal prosecution for faith is. In 2011, a criminal case was initiated against him and 15 other residents of Taganrog because they did not stop reading the Bible and attending meetings for worship. After several years of legal proceedings, Aleksandr was found guilty and given a 5.5-year suspended sentence. After serving this sentence, in March 2021, he again became a victim of repression by Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. In June 2023, the believer was sentenced to 7 years in a penal colony.

Aleksandr was born in 1962 in Taganrog (Rostov region). He has a younger brother. Their mother is already over 80. In his youth, Aleksandr was engaged in artistic gymnastics. He grew up to be a hardworking man. He especially likes to work with his own hands.

After school, Aleksandr graduated from the Polytechnic College, where he received the profession of a welder and worked at the plant for many years. Employees at work appreciated him, considering him a reliable person and a master of his craft.

In 1983, Aleksandr married Larisa. They had two daughters, Yelena and Darya, whom they lovingly raised in the spirit of Christian values. Both are married, the eldest has a daughter.

In the 1990s, when Aleksandr, following his wife, began to study the Bible, he was interested in the picture of the future described in this book: soon there will be no injustice in the world. Thanks to the knowledge gained, Aleksandr found a real meaning in life. In 1996, Larisa became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and a year later her husband joined her.

In his youth, Aleksandr was fond of fishing and wrote poetry. In retirement, he enjoys taking care of the garden and beekeeping, which has become his favorite business. He is always happy to share honey with friends and family. The Skvortsovs love to travel and, looking at nature, think about the Creator.

A new search, arrest, trial and harsh sentence for Aleksandr were a shock for the whole family, especially for his wife, who suffers from cancer. In March 2025, due to stress, Larisa had a relapse, and she was operated on. Aleksandr himself has a sick heart.

Neighbors and friends speak of Aleksandr as an exceptionally peaceful person, always ready to help. They are convinced that the believer was condemned innocently.

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Case History

Aleksandr Skvortsov is one of those convicted in the high-profile “Case of 16”. Shortly after the believer had served his sentence in full, law enforcement officers searched his house. Six months later, in December 2021, searches were carried out at the homes of 30 residents of Taganrog. Aleksandr was taken for interrogation and detained. In March 2022, Valeriy Tibiy also became a defendant in the criminal case. He was detained despite being seriously ill. The third defendant in the case, Vladimir Moiseyenko, ended up in pretrial detention in July of the same year. Investigators charged all three with organizing the activity of an extremist organization. The case went to court in November 2022. During the hearings, it turned out that the FSB had been monitoring them since 2016, and an undercover agent had recorded his conversations about the Bible with the believers. In June 2023, Skvortsov and Moiseyenko were sentenced to 7 and 6 years in a penal colony, respectively, and Tibiy was given a 6-year suspended sentence. The court of appeal, and later the court of cassation, upheld this decision.
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