Supporters of Tablighi Jamaat are persecuted in Chita

organization banned for extremism On March 15, 2010, the Federal Security Service, the Internal Affairs Directorate and the prosecutor's office of the Trans-Baikal Territory reported the detention of 20 alleged members of the Tablighi Jamaat , the seizure of religious literature and the initiation of a case against one of the detainees under Part 1 of Article 282.2 (organization of the activities of an extremist organization ) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Believers were detained during a religious meeting.

Recall that we do not consider it lawful to ban this organization, since it does not promote violence and is not seen in its use.

Sources

• Tablighi Jamaat cell liquidated in Transbaikalia, more than 20 people detained // Interfax. 2010. March 15.