In Ussuriysk, two more Jehovah's Witnesses became accused in a criminal case

Dmitry Tishchenko and Anton Chermnykh became defendants under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code.

On November 27, 2019, it became known that in Primorsky Krai, two followers of the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses from Ussuriysk, Dmitry Tishchenko and Anton Chermnykh, were charged under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization).

The criminal case was initiated in March 2019. has already become a defendant under it Serhiy Korolchuk . The houses of Korolchuk and Tishchenko were searched, the latter's wife was also interrogated as a witness. According to investigators, believers "listened to sermons", "answered questions" and "performed religious chants".

Jehovah's Witnesses are accused of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization due to the fact that in April 2017 the Supreme Court of Russia ruled that the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia and 395 local religious organizations were extremist. We believe that this decision, which entailed the mass persecution of believers under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code, had no legal grounds, and we regard it as a manifestation of religious discrimination.

Sources

• Ussuriysk authorities consider a friendly meeting in a cafe a criminal offense. Two more believers became accused. Message from Jehovah's Witnesses. November 27, 2019