Name: Klokov Valeriy Valeriyevich
Date of Birth: August 16, 1985
Current status: defendant
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 2 day in a temporary detention facility, 357 day Under house arrest
Current restrictions: prohibition of certain actions

Biography

In the summer of 2023, a peaceful believer Valeriy Klokov was prosecuted for his beliefs. Due to house arrest, the man lost his job, and it became more difficult for him to take care of his elderly grandmother, who is seriously ill.

Valeriy was born in August 1985 in the city of Ekibastuz (Kazakhstan). He has two brothers and a sister. In 1996, the family moved from Kazakhstan to Russia. The father is no longer alive, he has not communicated with his son since he was 7. Valeriy's mother died of cancer when he was 14, and a month and a half later his stepfather left him.

As a child, Valeriy was fond of music and reading fiction, loved to compose and perform songs on the guitar. He graduated with honors from secondary school and with honors from a music school in the accordion class.

Valery studied at the Altai Construction College and the Altai College of Architecture and Construction with a degree in plumber and welder. For several years after graduation, he worked as a shoe repairman, and until he was placed under house arrest, as a plumber.

Studying the Bible, Valeriy became convinced of its historical and scientific accuracy, as well as the practicality of its advice. All this prompted him to embark on the Christian path at a young age.

In 2004, Valeriy married Nataliya, whom he had known since adolescence. She has worked as a cook, salesman, and more recently in the field of keeping clean and order. Nataliya is fond of scrapbooking and soap making, and Valeriy still loves to read, write music and study vocals.

The criminal prosecution disrupted the usual way of life of the Klokovs: due to the loss of his job, Valeriy cannot take care of the material needs of the family, Nataliya's health problems have worsened. Valeriy's grandmother, who is already in her 90s, lives with the spouses. She needs constant care and expensive medications. Her pension is not even enough to meet her basic needs.

Relatives of Valeriy and Nataliya are perplexed as to how this respectable and law-abiding person can be prosecuted.

Case History

In the summer of 2023, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against Valeriy Klokov and Vitaliy Manuylov in Barnaul. A search was conducted in Klokov’s house. After interrogation and two days in a temporary detention center, Klokov was placed under house arrest. The men were accused of participating in the activities of an extremist organization. In April 2024, the charge against Klokov was reclassified to organizing the activity of an extremist organization. Two months later, the criminal case against Manuylov was separated into a different proceeding. In early July 2024, Klokov’s case went to court.