A Jehovah's Witness from Blagoveshchensk was detained in Moscow
A criminal case has been initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On January 21, 2019, Alexei Berchuk, 43, a Jehovah's Witness from Blagoveshchensk, was detained at one of the Moscow airports. He became a defendant in a criminal case initiated under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization). The believer was brought back to Blagoveshchensk and, after the expiration of the detention period, was released on bail.