In the Moscow region, security forces came to a conference of charismatic Protestants

In the town of Ramenskoye near Moscow, the security forces came to the pastoral conference of New Generation Protestant churches, which was attended by up to 150 people. This was reported in a video message on the YouTube channel “View from Heaven”.

The conference is on its second day and is attended by both registered and unregistered religious organizations. According to preliminary information, the security forces believe that organizations recognized in Russia as "undesirable" are participating in the meeting.

“They put everyone face down on the cold floor for 40 minutes, the security forces beat one person,” the pastor reads such messages in a YouTube video.

01:28 Believers began to be released. Protocols were drawn up against them, but it is not yet known under what article. this on his Facebook. reports Senior Pastor Albert Ratkin

December 3 A video from the YouTube channel "View from Heaven", published at 20:16, tells the details of the visit of the security forces. There were about 50 of them, their phones were taken away from the participants, they were threatened to break the equipment if someone saw it.

Women were allowed to get up from the floor earlier than men, children were kept separately. Force was used against believers. One of them, who had recently undergone heart surgery, became ill.

Documents on prosecution under the article on cooperation with an “undesirable” organization (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, in the video the papers are called resolutions) were signed by about 60 people. The staff indicated that it was a meeting of the New Generation international Christian movement, but the participants say that the believers were only from Russia. The meeting discussed the creation of a Russian religious organization.

December 6 The press service of the Association of Churches "New Generation" sent a detailed account of the events of December 2 to the editorial office of OVD-Info. In particular, the representatives of the Association specified that the conference was held for three days, from November 30 to December 2. The special operation on December 2 was carried out by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB, the Center "E", and the prosecutor's office.

“We are extremely concerned about this event, as we did not commit

nothing illegal. This conference was organized by our

by the Russian Association of Churches and pursued exclusively

internal goals, including those provided for by the Charter. Irony

lies in the fact that the armed security forces burst into the hall at the very moment when questions were raised at the regular session about issues of legislation, about the implementation of activities in accordance with the law.

We, as citizens of Russia, are interested in the legality of our actions, we pray and bless Russia, we want to serve for the good of our country. But such actions of “law enforcement officers” armed to the teeth in the most monstrous way undermine the credibility of the authorities,” wrote the New Generation clergymen.

The news and headline were corrected after the appearance of details of the arrival of the security forces.

• In August, the Prosecutor General's Office declared four religious organizations associated with Latvia and Ukraine "undesirable": International Christian Movement "New Generation" (Republic of Latvia); Evaņgēlisko kristiešu baznīca "Jaunā Paaudze" (New Generation Evangelical Christian Church) (Republic of Latvia); Spiritual Administration of Evangelical Christians of the Ukrainian Christian Church "New Generation" (Spiritual Administration of Evangelical Christians of the Ukrainian Christian Church "New Generation") (Ukraine); Spiritual Heading Book International Bible College "New Generation" (Theological Educational Institution International Bible College "New Generation") (Ukraine). The report says that the reason for making such a decision was that "their activities pose a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and the security of the Russian Federation."