An administrative case has been initiated against the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in Chapaevsk

In the Samara region, a protocol was drawn up against the local organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in Chapaevsk under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for possession of prohibited brochures.

12 October 2016 it became known that Chapaevsky city ​​court will consider administrative case against local religious organizations Jehovah's Witnesses under Art. 20.29 Administrative Code (storage extremist materials for distribution purposes).

occasion was served by the fact that in the prayer room On the night of September 24-25, 2016, banned books and brochures were found in the community houses. thirty September 2016 in for the organization was drawn up protocol on administrative violation.

Between Meanwhile, in the fall of 2015, the Chapaev community received a warning from the prosecutor's office on the inadmissibility of extremist activities that cannot be challenged succeeded . If the organization will fined, she faces liquidation for violation of the law committed after receiving a warning.

Recall we are considering the liquidation of organizations Jehovah's Witnesses for extremism, persecution of members of their communities and bans texts as religious discrimination.

Sources

• The prosecutor's office of the city of Chapaevsk took measures to suppress the distribution of extremist literature by the local religious organization Jehovah's Witnesses // Website of the Prosecutor's Office of the Samara Region. 2016. October 12.