Name: Klyuchnikov Stanislav Yevgeniyevich
Date of Birth: September 9, 1982
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Current restrictions: suspended sentence
Sentence: punishment in the form of 6 years in prison, the punishment is considered conditional with a probationary period

Biography

Stanislav Klyuchnikov was persecuted by the authorities for his peaceful religious beliefs, which once changed his life for the better. Faith in Jehovah God can cost a man up to 10 years in prison.

Stanislav was born in September 1982 in Nizhnekamsk. He has an elder brother. As a child, Stanislav was fond of philately (collecting stamps), and also attended circles of young naturalists. At school, he got into a group — so drugs, tobacco and alcohol appeared in his life.

After graduating from the 9th grade of school, Stanislav unlearned to be a fitter of control and measuring devices and automation at a school, worked as a janitor in a kindergarten, and later as a carpenter and roofer. After marriage, he worked as a rolling mill operator for rubber compounds at the Nizhnekamsk tire production. Then Stanislav decided to go into private business — video filming and video editing of weddings and other events. In parallel with this, he worked in a car repair shop and, together with his wife, is engaged in cleaning apartments. Stanislav's hobby is related to the improvement of video editing programs. He also loves to play football.

Stanislav was once touched by the fact that God has a personal name, as well as the kindness, love and sincerity of people who helped him understand the Bible. In addition, he was impressed by the Bible prophecies that are being fulfilled today in front of his contemporaries. In 1998, he decided to devote his life to serving God.

In 2000 Stanislav met Oksana, a cheerful and hospitable girl from Orenburg. They got married 3 years later. The couple raised a daughter who shares the life values and high moral principles of her parents.

Ever since the Klyuchnikov family faced criminal prosecution, they are not abandoned by the fear of the unknown. After the searches, the spouses and their daughter shuddered at first from any call and knock on their door. Oksana struggles with negative thoughts, and sometimes does not sleep at night. Believers worry that the persecution could tarnish their reputation in the eyes of their clients. But despite the stress they have experienced, they try to remain calm and positive. According to Stanislav and Oksana, friends help them a lot in this.

The relatives of the Klyuchnikovs, who do not share their religious beliefs, are surprised by what happened and do not understand why they are persecuting and initiating criminal cases against decent people just because of their faith. Stanislav's mother, upon learning about the persecution of her son, cried and worried about him.

Case History

In the fall of 2020, 12 apartments of peaceful believers in Nizhnekamsk were invaded by FSB officers and riot police. The investigation initiated a criminal case under an article for extremism. The grounds were that the security forces “revealed the practices used by the religious organization Jehovah’s Witnesses” - singing religious songs and praying. Since August 2021, Dmitry Yarchak, who suffers from cerebral palsy, as well as Denis Filatov and Stanislav Klyuchnikov have been under recognizance agreement. Their case went to court in January 2022. Several witnesses stated that they gave testimony to the investigator under pressure and threats from the security forces, and one woman reported that the investigator arbitrarily wrote words in the protocol that she did not say. Part of the charge was based on the testimony of a secret witness. In September 2023, the court gave Filatov, Klyuchnikov and Yarchak a 6-year suspended sentence, and in December the appeal upheld this decision.