In Chelyabinsk, during a search of the head of Navalny’s headquarters, prohibited brochures of Jehovah’s Witnesses were found

In Chelyabinsk, during a search of Boris Zolotarevsky, the head of Navalny's headquarters, brochures of Jehovah's Witnesses were found. Texts sent for examination.

On May 29, 2018, police officers searched the apartment of Boris Zolotarevsky, head of Navalny's headquarters in Chelyabinsk. The search was conducted as part of an investigation into a criminal case of hooliganism (Part 2, Article 213 of the Criminal Code).

During the search, brochures of Jehovah's Witnesses (several dozen) and documents confirming membership in the community were found. Some texts are included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials, others are sent for examination.

We believe that the recognition of the texts of Jehovah's Witnesses as extremist is unlawful and we regard the bans on the religious literature of Jehovah's Witnesses, including the Bible, as manifestations of religious discrimination.

Sources

• Prohibited literature found at the head of Navalny's Chelyabinsk headquarters // Province. Chelyabinsk region. May 29, 2018
• Books of Jehovah's Witnesses Found at the Coordinator of Navalny's Chelyabinsk Headquarters // Meduza. May 29, 2018
• Police officers found books with signs of extremism from a man // Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Chelyabinsk Region. May 29, 2018