The Investigative Committee carried out the largest operation in history against Jehovah's Witnesses

On July 13, 2020, searches took place at the premises of Jehovah's Witnesses in Voronezh. This was reported by the press service of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.

Investigative actions took place at at least nine addresses. The press service clarifies that several believers were detained.

The operation of security forces against Jehovah's Witnesses in the Voronezh region turned out to be the largest in the entire history of persecution of this religious organization in Russia, website "Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia". In the cities and villages of the region, the Investigative Committee conducted 110 searches and opened two criminal cases on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) against ten believers, according to the website of the Investigative Committee.

July 14, 16:45 reported in an official press release - According to information from Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, the Voronezh region is the 56th region of Russia where supporters of the religious movement are prosecuted in criminal cases. - In April 2017, the Supreme Court declared the “Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia” an extremist organization and banned its activities throughout the country. In August, all communities of Jehovah's Witnesses were added to the list of prohibited ones. admitted they made it - OVD-Info talked about the followers of Jehovah's Witnesses under the ban and how they. lives are haunted #