Case of Markin and Trofimov in Polyarny

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Region:

Murmansk Region

Locality:

Polyarny

Case number:

11802470006000031

Number of the case in court:

1-23/2019

Current stage:

trial in court of first instance

Suspected of:

according to the investigation he together with others conducted religious services, which is interpreted as “organising the activity of an extremist organisation” (with reference to the decision of the Russian Supreme Court on the liquidation of all 396 registered organisations of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Article of the Russian Criminal Code:

282.2 (1)

Investigating:

Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Murmansk Region

Case initiated:

12 April 2018