A follower of Jehovah's Witnesses was arrested in the Primorsky Territory

In the Primorsky Territory, Sergei Melnikov was arrested for two months on suspicion of belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses. This was reported on the website of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.

The man was detained on June 5, after which his house was searched and equipment was seized. Over the past year, three of Melnikov’s acquaintances have tried to talk to him about faith. During one of these conversations, the man was detained.

The religious movement notes in a statement that this is the seventh criminal case against Jehovah's Witnesses in the region.

• On April 20, 2017, the Supreme Court recognized the “Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia” as an extremist organization, liquidated it and banned its activities in Russia. In August, all Jehovah's Witnesses organizations were added to the list of prohibited organizations.
• In February, the court handed down the first sentence in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses with real imprisonment - Danish citizen Dennis Christensen was sentenced to six years in prison.