Penskaya Vasilina

Name: Penskaya Vasilina Mikhailovna
Date of Birth: October 17, 1997
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Current restrictions: recognizance agreement
Sentence: imprisonment for a period of 2 years, the sentence in the form of imprisonment is considered conditional with a probation period of 2 years

Biography

In May 2023, Vasilina Penskaya, a confectioner from the Krasnodar Territory, faced criminal prosecution for her religious beliefs.

Vasilina was born in October 1997 in the village of Vyselki. After a while, the family moved to Norilsk, and later returned to the south of the country to be closer to relatives. Vasilina's mother works as a seamstress. Her father passed away in 2019.

As a child, Vasilina studied music, and also loved to cook pastries. After school, the girl immediately went to work. Now he works as a pastry chef.

Mother was the first in the family to get acquainted with the Bible, and later Vasilina became interested in this book. She was impressed by the wisdom of the advice that helped her choose the right friends as a teenager. As she grew older, she decided to take the Christian path.

In 2018, Vasilina got married. Her husband, Dmitry, works at a service station. He shares his wife's beliefs.

Relatives and friends are outraged by the criminal prosecution of Vasilina. Vasilina herself considers the accusations of extremism unfair, but maintains a positive attitude.

Prosecution of several family members

Case History

In February 2022, the home of Vasilina Penskaya in Berezanskaya and that of her mother, Yelena Rumyantseva, in Vyselki, Krasnodar Territory, were searched. After 1 year and 4 months, the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case against Vasilina for participating in the activity of an extremist organization. She and her husband, Dmitriy, were interrogated and later released, but Vasilina was placed under a recognizance agreement. Her bank accounts were blocked. In December 2023, the case went to court. The case includes the testimony of a secret witness who collaborated with the FSB by making covert audio and video recordings of meetings for worship. In July 2025 the court issued a guilty verdict against Vasilina — a 2-year suspended sentence.
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