To the four years of the colony, they sentenced the cashier of the dental clinic, a follower of the teaching Falungun Natalya Minenkov. This is reported by the RusNews publication.
The prosecution requested four and a half years. Minenkov will serve the sentence in a general regime colony. She was also forbidden to administer sites for a period of seven years.
The 47-year-old Minenkov is accused under the article on the organization of the activities of an “unwanted organization” (part 3 of article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). Sincethe detention in May 2024, it has been in jail. According to the court , Minenkova organized in Moscow the activities of the Association “Center for Spiritual and Physical Improvement“ Falun Dafa ”” - however, in the register “undesirable” there is no organization with just the name.
According to investigators, Minenkova rented premises, found new supporters of the teachings, distributed religious literature, and also “applied various conspiracy measures to communicate with the members of the Center”.
As the Muscovite said in the court debate, she was first accused in connection with seven unwanted organizations, and only two foreign organizations left the accusation in the final version - one of which ceased to exist in 2017. The lawyer emphasized that the investigation has no evidence of Minenkova’s involvement in any prohibited organizations.
In her last word, Minenkova spoke about the persecution in China practicing Falungun, about the forced seizure of internal organs from them. “It is very painful to see that my country, instead of exposing torture, is an instrument in the hands of the CPC [ of the Communist Party of China - approx. OVD-Info ] and haunts its own citizens, ”she said. “There is a principle in the universe: everything will be rewarded. Prison is not the worst. It is much worse to lose yourself, afraid to act according to conscience. Now is such a time when, everyone is faced with a choice. And this choice will directly determine his future. The FSBSHNIK, who detained me, is now sitting in a pre -trial detention center, ”she completed her speech.
- Falungun is a system of spiritual and physical improvement developed by Hunji in the early 1990s in China. Followers Falungun are engaged in meditation using exercises to improve physical health, as well as to achieve moral and spiritual purity. Supporters of the system are faced with persecution due to criticism of the Chinese authorities.
- In 2020, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia recognized seven organizations related to Falungun immediately “undesirable”.