In the Rostov region, the preventive measure was extended for followers of Jehovah's Witnesses

On May 18, 2020, the Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended the preventive measure in the form of detention in a pre-trial detention center for supporters of Jehovah's Witnesses Vilen and Arsen Avanesov and Alexander Parkov until May 21, 2020. about this . writes The "Caucasian Knot"

In April 2020, the same court extended the preventive measure for believers until May 19, 2020. Kavkazsky Knot, citing Parkov's lawyer Tatyana Krasnikova, reports that it was necessary to hold a court session to extend the arrest for several days due to the norms of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation: after May 20, 2020, the Avanesovs and Parkovs will be in custody for a year, and the preventive measure will be only the regional court can extend the term for more than a year, while up to a year - in the framework of this case - only the district court.

• On May 22, 2019, officers of the Investigative Committee searched the homes of at least fifteen residents of Rostov-on-Don who consider themselves supporters of Jehovah's Witnesses. Law enforcement officers used force against some of the believers. On that day, Vilen and Arsen Avanesov and Alexander Parkov were detained. All three were charged with part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization). On January 14, 2020, the investigation brought another charge against Arsen Avanesov - receiving donations to rent a room for meetings of fellow believers was qualified as fundraising for the activities of an extremist organization (part 1 of article 282.3 of the Criminal Code).