IN
KEMEROVO OBLAST,
PROSECUTOR REQUESTS TWO YEARS IN GENERAL REGIME COLONY FOR
JEHOVAH'S WITNESS
On 18
August, in the
debates in Berezovskii city court of Kemerovo oblast, the
prosecution asked for
two years in a penal colony of general regime for Jehovah's
Witness Khasan
Kogut. This is reported by Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia.
On 22
July 2018, a
search was conducted in Kogut's home. On 6 February 2019, a
criminal case was
opened against the believer based on part 2 of article 282.2 of
the CC RF
(participation in the activity of an extremist organization).
From 8
February to 26
August of 2019, Khasan Kogut was under house arrest, and then he
was released
under his own recognizance.
In April
2017, the
Russian Supreme Court ruled the Administrative Center of
Jehovah's Witnesses in
Russia to be an extremist organization and liquidated it. In
August of the same
year, all congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses were entered into
the list of
forbidden extremist organization.
The
Memorial human
rights center considers detained Jehovah's Witnesses to be
political prisoners
and demands an end to the prosecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
based on their
religious affiliation. (tr. by PDS, posted 18 August 2020)
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