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In Nizhny Tagil, Protestants managed to win the case of “illegal missionary”
In Nizhny Tagil, the court terminated the proceedings on the case of “illegal missionary work” due to the absence of an administrative violation, since it was about holding worship services in a rented building.
April 13 2017, it became known that in Nizhny Tagil the court terminated the proceedings on the case of "illegal missionary work" due to the absence of the composition of the administrative violations.
Administrative case under paragraph 4. Art. 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (implementation of missionary activities in violation of the requirements legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations) was initiated against six residents of Nizhny Tagil, Protestants, one of whom is the director of the Charitable Foundation "Rehabilitation center".
foundation to initiate proceedings were errors in the document. According to the prosecutor, “the issued certificate for carrying out missionary activity was drawn up in violation of formal requirements, namely, there was no indication the full name of the local religious organization”.
The defense, however, managed to prove that permission to carry out missionary activities was not required at all, because it was about holding worship services in a rented religious organization of the premises (under an agreement on the gratuitous use of the building and land plot of the rehabilitation center).
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