The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the liquidation of the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in Orel

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the liquidation of the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses in Orel.

On October 18, 2016, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation confirmed the decision of Orlovsky of the regional court dated June 14, 2016 on the liquidation of a local organization Jehovah's Witnesses. The decision has entered into force.

It should be reminded that the Oryol Regional Court decided to liquidate the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist.

were recognized as extremist in Russia Earlier, organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog , Samara , Abinsk , Krasnodar Territory, Belgorod , Stary Oskol and Elista ( were convicted 16 of its members in Taganrog for continuing the activities of the community). In addition, the court of the Jewish Autonomous Region made a decision to liquidate the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in Birobidzhan . In 2015, the prosecutor's office of Cherkessk was going to achieve the liquidation of the local organization . An attempt to close the community of Jehovah's Witnesses ended unsuccessfully for the prosecutor's office in Gorno-Altaisk , the Arkhangelsk Regional Court also refused to liquidate the local community, and the decision to liquidate the Tyumen organization of Jehovah's Witnesses was overturned by the Supreme Court. in 2004 was the first to be liquidated The Moscow community of Jehovah's Witnesses , and the process began even before the adoption of the law "On countering extremist activity." The community managed to register again only in 2015.

We are considering attempts liquidation of organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses for extremism, persecution of their members communities and text bans as religious discrimination.

Sources

• The Supreme Court recognized the liquidation of the branch of Jehovah's Witnesses in Orel as legal // RIA News. 2016. October 18.