Searches of followers of Jehovah's Witnesses were conducted in Crimea and the Stavropol Territory

In Sevastopol and the city of Nevinnomysk, Stavropol Territory, searches were carried out at the homes of two followers of Jehovah's Witnesses. This is reported on the organization's website.

The search in Sevastopol took place on July 7 in the house of Vladimir Petrovsky. Probably, the search was carried out in connection with a criminal case on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). 52-year-old Viktor Stashevsky is a suspect in the Sevastopol case; he is under recognizance not to leave the place.

In Nevinnomysk on the morning of July 9, security forces searched the home of at least one person, his name was not specified. In November 2018, massive searches already took place in the city. After them, law enforcement officers detained, among others, a man with a disability of the first group, the parents of a one-year-old child, and a 77-year-old follower of Jehovah's Witnesses, who required emergency medical care during interrogation.

• On April 20, 2017, the Supreme Court recognized the “Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia” as an extremist organization, liquidated it and banned its activities in Russia. In August, all organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses were added to the list of prohibited organizations.