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Brief reports of Jehovah's Witnesses in Saratov, Surgut, and Khakassia

COURT EXTENDS IMPRISONMENT OF THREE BELIEVERS TO 12 MONTHS IN SARATOV

Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, 12 April 2019

 

On 11 April 2019, the Frunze district court of the city of Saratov extended to 12 June the term of detention in custody of Konstantin Bazhenov, Feliks Makhammadiev, and Aleksei Budenchuk. Despite the unfair criminal prosecution, the believers are maintaining a positive attitude.

 

In order to support the believers, many of their friends arrived at the court. (tr. by PDS, posted 12 April 2019)


Background article:

Jehovah's Witnesses hit with two-month pretrial detention

15 June 2018

 

COURT RELEASES BOTH JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WHO REMAINED IN SIZO IN SURGUT

Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, 12 April 2019

 

On 11 April 2019 at one minute after midnight, Sergei Loginov and Evgeny Fedin were released from custody; they had been behind bars since 15 February. Two days earlier, the Surgut city court refused the investigators' petition for extending the term of their imprisonment.

 

The 57-year-old Sergei Loginov is one of seven Surgutians who reported tortures in the building of the Investigative Committee. An appeal was filed in the European Court of Human Rights (No. 10618/19 "Loginov and others v. Russia") regarding what occurred. The ECHR is continuing to review this appeal. (tr. by PDS, posted 12 April 2019)


Background article:
Two Jehovah's Witnesses still imprisoned in KhMAO
7 March 2019

 

SEARCHES AND CRIMINAL CASE FOR FAITH IN KHAKASSIA

Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia, 11 April 2019

 

In the evening of 10 April 2019, in Abakan, armed law enforcement personnel in masks broke into the residences of at least two families of local residents who are suspected of professing the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. In the dead of night, upon the conclusion of the searches, 44-year-old Roman Baranovsky was arrested.

 

According to preliminary information regarding Roman Baranovsky, a criminal case on part 2 of article 282.2 of the CCRF ("participation in the activity of a liquidated organization") was opened. His mother, who lives with him, was interrogated. . . . (tr. by PDS, posted 12 April 2019)



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