In Birobidzhan, the case of Jehovah's Witness

Vladlen Kukavitsa is accused of Chh. 1.1 and 2 tbsp. 282.2 Criminal Code.

On September 27, 2024, the case of Jehovah's witness Vladlen Kukavitsa was received by the Birobidzhan city court. She is accused of hCh. 1.1 and 2 tbsp. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (involvement in the activities of an extremist organization and participation in it).

A criminal case against a resident of Birobidzhan Kukavitsa under Part 1.1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code was excited on February 1, 2024. On February 6, searches were held with the seizure of technology, papers and books. On March 5, the case was opened against Kukavitsa under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 Criminal Code. Both affairs were combined into one production. On September 5, the believer was taken by a non -departure of the wizard as the accused.

According to the investigation, the Kukavitsa from July 2022 to January 2024 repeatedly communicated on the Internet with a certain woman, involving her in the activities of a prohibited community, and in addition was engaged in preaching activities.

The accusation of Jehovah's Witnesses of involvement in the activities of the forbidden organization is due to the fact that in April 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia decided to recognize the managerial center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia and 395 of their local religious organizations with extremist. We believe that this decision was not legal, and we regard it as a manifestation of religious discrimination. In June 2022, the ECHR issued a decree on the complaint of Jehovah's Witnesses, in which he admitted that the ban on their materials and organizations and the persecution of believers contradict the Convention on the Protection of Rights man and basic freedoms, and demanded to terminate criminal cases under Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code against Jehovah's Witnesses and release believers in imprisonment. Sources

• The case of Kukavitsa in Birobidzhan. Information of Jehovah's Witnesses. 2025. February 20.