In the Rostov region, the case against the rehabilitation center of the Exodus Church was dropped

November 21, 2013 Neklinovsky District Court of the Rostov region ceased proceedings on the suit of the prosecutor's office against the local religious organization of the Church of Evangelical Christians "Exodus" about the ban rehabilitation activities.

Recall, held in the houses where the passing rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction, joint inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, tax service, cadastral service, Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rospotrebnadzor, Drug Control, The administration of the Neklinovsky district revealed numerous violations. To the number violations, in particular, “unsmiling faces of drug addicts during checks" , "blockage of the emergency exit in the men's bedroom" and the presence "crawling blood-sucking insects" (in court it turned out that they were mosquitoes).

The religious organization filed a counterclaim for the illegitimacy of the audit. Prosecutor Kozlova, who led the audit, was removed from the case.

The court considered the arguments of the prosecutor's office untenable. Besides, all witnesses for the prosecution at the trial testified in defense of the rehabilitation center. As a result, the court dismissed the case.

However, on the website of the prosecutor's office of the Rostov region in the news about the court decision states that “the defendants voluntarily terminated the contested activity" . Sources

• After the prosecutor of the Neklinovsky district filed a lawsuit, the religious organization "Exodus" was forced to stop illegal rehabilitation activities // Website of the prosecutor's office of the Rostov region. November 28, 2013
• Favorable Exodus. The prosecutor's office of the Rostov region and the sectarians were unable to ban the activities of rehab centers // Religion and law. 2013. December 4th.