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A Large Fine Imposed on a Second Witness in Oryol

Oryol Region

Sergey Skrynnikov has been found guilty under part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code and was fined 350,000 rubles. This ruling was announced on April 1, 2019, by the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Oryol. The case against Sergey Skrynnikov, a peaceful school teacher, was separated from the criminal case against Dennis Christensen, who was previously sentenced to six years in prison.

Neither Dennis nor Sergey committed a crime against another person. The criminal prosecution against them is a direct consequence of the liquidation and ban on the activities of the legal entities of Jehovah's Witnesses. Russian law enforcement officers erroneously apply this ban to the right of individuals to confess their faith, which has not been revoked, as participating in an extremist organization.

Case of Skrynnikov in Oryol

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Регион:
Oryol Region
Населенный пункт:
Oryol
В чем подозревается:
according to the investigation he participated in religious services, which is interpreted as participating in 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)
Номер уголовного дела:
11802540002000011
Возбуждено:
20 February 2018 
Текущая стадия дела:
приговор вступил в силу
Расследует:
Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Oryol Region
Number of the case in court:
1-121/2018
Considering on the merits:
Zheleznodorozhnyy District Court of the City of Oryol
Judge:
Gleb Borisovich Noskov