The court extended the arrest of a Dane accused of organizing the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses

The Sovetsky District Court of Orel extended the arrest of Dennis Christensen, accused of organizing the activities of the Jehovah's Witnesses community, for three months. About this on the Russian website of the religious organization.

The meeting was reported on November 20, the arrest was extended until February 23, 2018. The judge refused to replace the preventive measure with house arrest. On the organization’s website they write that the court did not take into account the official guarantees of the Royal Danish Embassy, ​​which gave assurances that it would not provide Christensen with a new passport to replace the seized one and would not help him leave Russia.

On May 25, 2017, the Dane was during a joint Bible reading with the Witnesses. A group of people and believers in it entered the building where the readings were taking place, under the leadership of an FSB investigator. Christensen was detained and arrested under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organizing the activities of an extremist organization) for continuing the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses.

arrested - the Supreme Court blocked the Jehovah's Witnesses extremist organization on April 20, liquidated it and banned its activities on Russian territory. admitted