In the Chelyabinsk region, a Baptist priest was fined for missionary activity

In Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Region, a Baptist priest was found guilty by a world court under the article on illegal missionary activity (part 4 of article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and a fine of 5,000 rubles was imposed. about it . writes Znak.com

According to the prosecutor's office, the head of the religious group of the "International Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists" conducted missionary activities without notifying government agencies.

• In April 2019, police in Novorossiysk charged the presbyter of a Baptist church, Yury Kornienko, with violating the law on freedom of conscience and religious associations (Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Kornienko was charged with an administrative offense because of the Baptist service, which took place in a private house on April 7. It was attended by 70 people. When the service was being held, soldiers of the National Guard, police officers, representatives of the FSB and the administration, firefighters, and Cossacks broke into the building. They demanded to stop worship.