In the Krasnodar Territory, the police protected the worship service from disruption

On July 30, 2016, in the village of Kalininskaya (Krasnodar Territory), police officers prevented the disruption of a major worship service attended by more than 1,600 Jehovah's Witnesses. The coordinated actions of the police were reported by the stanitsa newspaper.

Unfriendly citizens gathered near the place of worship. As the newspaper "Kalininets" noted, one of the leaders of the Cossacks, in the presence of the younger generation of Cossacks, disobeyed police officers who were guarding public order. As a result, he was prosecuted and pleaded guilty in court. The newspaper cites the words of Lieutenant Colonel V. Tretyakov, who, on behalf of the leadership of the Department of Internal Affairs, "appeals to the leaders of the Kalinin District Cossack Society to prevent such violations in the future and points to the perniciousness of educating young people not in the legal field."

Jehovah's Witnesses are grateful to the police for their work in promoting peace between people of different nations, cultures, and religions that have inhabited the Kuban region for centuries.