The Kirov Regional Court canceled the arrest of the apartment of Anatoly Tokarev, who is accused of organizing the activities of a banned religious organization. This is reported on the website of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Tokarev’s apartment and garden were seized in case the man was found guilty and given a fine. The court of second instance considered this decision illegal. The website of the religious organization notes that seizure of property is one of the ways to put pressure on believers who refuse to cooperate with the investigation.

The case against Tokarev was opened in May 2019. According to investigators, he organized meetings of fellow believers, sang biblical songs with them and studied religious literature. Then a search was carried out at his home. When the man refused to cooperate with the investigation, they began to threaten him that his family would have problems.

In Kirov, a criminal case has been initiated against at least 11 Jehovah's Witnesses. Polish citizen Andrei Onischuk has been in a pre-trial detention center for more than 290 days.
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 Jehovah's Witnesses organizations were added to the list of prohibited organizations. After this, a stream of criminal cases against representatives of the confession began. In February 2019, the court handed down its first sentence with real imprisonment - Danish citizen Dennis Christensen was sentenced to six years in prison.

A court in Kirov overturned the seizure of the apartment of a follower of Jehovah's Witnesses