A follower of Jehovah's Witnesses was fined in Bashkiria

On June 7, 2012 it became known that on May 4, 2012 the World the court of the Chishminsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan sentenced the follower Jehovah's Witnesses Shmavon Baghdasaryan to a fine under Art. 20.29 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (dissemination of extremist materials).

According to the investigators of the department of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the Ufa garrison, the owner Bagdasaryan was distributing prohibited materials of Jehovah's Witnesses at a car repair shop among its clients, including military personnel of the military units of Alka garrison, which is now being checked.

Sources

• Activities of Jehovah's Witnesses Suppressed in Bashkiria // Sterlegrad. 2012. June 7.