The case against Nursi's followers in the Perm region came to court

In the Perm Territory, the trial of the followers of Said Nursi, accused of organizing and participating in activities of an extremist organization.

On October 16, 2014, it became known about the beginning of the trial of six followers of Said Nursi, initiated under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization and participation in the activities of an extremist organization) in the Perm Territory.

In addition to residents of the Perm Territory, among the defendants are followers of Said Nursi from Rostov-on-Don and St. Petersburg (the exact number is unknown).

Initially, there were seven suspects in the case, however, it became known that one of the defendants in June 2014 was sentenced to probation for a year. Details are not reported.

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

• Trial of members of an extremist Islamic organization begins in Perm // Local time (Perm). 2014. October 16.