JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES PETITION THROUGH COURT TO EXCLUDE FROM STATE REGISTER ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF "SEROV" ORGANIZATION
Today the Sverdlovsk provincial court is
considering an appeal on the basis of a lawsuit of the religious
organization of Jehovah's Witnesses "Serov" against the
administration of the Ministry of Justice of RF for Sverdlovsk
province. As Mediasud.ru reports, the religious organization is
challenging the refusal of the regional Ministry of Justice to
eliminate one of its members from the list of founders. In the
opinion of the ministry, elimination from the Uniform State
Register of Founders of Religious Organizations is not provided by
law. Members of the religious congregation are trying to prove
that the existence of members who have been removed by the
congregation itself within the composition of the organization
could lead to a situation where Jehovah's Witnesses will continue
to bear responsibility for them. In June the Kirov district court
of Ekaterinburg took the side of the Ministry of Justice and left
information about the removed founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
religious organization in the state register. (tr. by PDS, posted
13 October 2016)
Background articles:
National
Jehovah's Witnesses center defends member
May 27, 2016
More
Jehovah's Witnesses' materials added to extremist list
June 14, 2016
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