A criminal case has been opened in Seversk regarding the activities of the banned community of Jehovah's Witnesses
One believer was placed under house arrest. On July 14, 2020, searches took place in Seversk, Tomsk Region at five addresses of Jehovah's Witnesses, nine people were taken for interrogation and then released; Sergei Korotun, 50, was placed under house arrest. As reported Regional Investigative Committee, the searches took place as part of the investigation of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code on the organization of the activities of an extremist organization.