Follower of Said Nursi convicted in Perm

In Perm for organizing activities follower of an extremist organization was sentenced to a year in prison Said Nursi.

June 24, 2014 in Perm, the Magistrate's Court of District No. 36 delivered a sentence on case under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization and participation in the activities of an extremist organization) in relation to the follower of the Turkish theologian Said Nursi Vyacheslav Solovyov. What part of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code in question, unknown.

There are six other defendants in the case. people, among them a citizen of Turkey, three citizens of Azerbaijan and a citizen Russia. All of them are accused of continuing activities Banned for extremism organization "Nurdzhular".

Recall that we do not consider it lawful to ban the works of Said Nursi who do not contain any extreme statements, as well as organizations "Nurcular", which did not exist in Russia. We oppose persecution of individual believers who study Nursi's books. Sources

• Organizers and members of an extremist organization convicted in Perm // Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Perm Territory. 2014. December 23.
• Victoria Arnold. RUSSIA: "Extremism" charges for possessing Muslim books, Jehovah's Witness community ban confirmed // Forum 18. 20 November.