Perm Resident Will Pay 350,000 Rubles for the Right To Practice His Religion. Sentence Pronounced to Aleksey Metsger

14 November 2019

Perm Territory

Photo: Aleksey Metsger

Judge Svetlana Chereneva from the Ordzhonikidze District Court of Perm found Aleksey Metsger, 44, guilty under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 (participation in extremist activity). According to the verdict of November 14, 2019, he is fined 350 thousand rubles (about $5500 US).

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Case of Metsger in Perm

Region:

Perm Territory

Locality:

Perm

Case number:

11902570030000022

Number of the case in court:

1-461/2019

Current stage:

verdict took effect

Suspected of:

according to the investigation, he "propagandized the activity of a banned organization, directly participated in the events conducted by Jehovah's Witnesses, and commited other actions aimed at conducting and participating in such events"

Investigating:

Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Perm Territory

Case initiated:

10 June 2019

`Persons in the case`

Aleksey Metsger Алексей Мецгер

`Timeline`

14.12.2017	Семейная пара, которая ранее посещала встречи Свидетелей Иеговы, негласно используя диктофоны, ведет с Соловьёвым и Мецгером разговоры на религиозные темы у себя дома.
17.12.2017	В ДК им. Чехова на богослужение религиозной группы Свидетелей Иеговы приходит мужчина, который ранее посещал такие встречи. С использованием записывающего устройства, выданного оперативным сотрудником, ведет аудиозапись мирного обсуждения верующими библейских учений и пророчеств.
26.03.2019	Дело Алексея Мецгера выделяется в отдельное производство.

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