Case of Jehovah's Witness brought to court in Asha

Andrei Perminov is accused of organizing the activities of a banned community.

June 6, 2022 in the Ashinsky city court of the Chelyabinsk region consideration of the criminal case of Jehovah's Witness Andrey Perminov began. The believer is accused under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of activities extremist organization).

The criminal case against Perminov, a disabled person of group I, was initiated in June 2021 was carried out at his years after the search place , in parallel, searches were also held at Jehovah's Witnesses Andrei and Vadim Fedorov. In November, they took a written undertaking not to leave Perminov; to court his case received May 6, 2022.

Recognition decision Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia and 395 local organizations extremist was accepted by the Supreme Court of Russia in April 2017. We believe, that this decision, which entailed a massive persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses on Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code, had no legal grounds and became a clear manifestation of religious discrimination. In June 2022, the ECtHR issued a ruling on a complaint filed by Jehovah's Witnesses, in which acknowledged that the banning of their materials and organizations and the persecution of believers are contrary to Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and demanded that criminal cases under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code against Jehovah's Witnesses and release believers, those in prison.

Sources

• The case of Perminov in Asha. Message from Jehovah's Witnesses. 2022. June 20.