In Moscow, two Jehovah's Witnesses were transferred to another pre-trial detention center

Jehovah's Witnesses Roman Mareev and Sergei Tolokonnikov were transferred on November 7 in Moscow from pre-trial detention center-7 to pre-trial detention center-5. At the same time, the men are in quarantine. This was reported by a website covering the persecution of believers.

Mareev and Tolokonnikov are accused of involvement in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

• According to the website "Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia", in Moscow 10 believers are facing various criminal cases, and in the Moscow region - 8. Four Jehovah's Witnesses from the city of Chekhov, Moscow Region, have already received sentences: Konstantin Zherebtsov was given a two-year suspended sentence, Yuri Krutyakov - six years probation, Zinaida Krutyakova and Vitaly Nikiforov - two years probation each.
• 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 of the same year, all Jehovah's Witnesses organizations were added to the list of prohibited organizations. After this, criminal cases began to be opened en masse against believers.