Photo: Oryol Courthouse
The complaint about the detention of a believer will be considered on June 7, 2017
Oryol RegionOn June 7, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., the Oryol Regional Court will consider an appeal against the decision to detain local Jehovah's Witness, Dennis Christensen, a Danish citizen, for 2 months. He was arrested on May 25, 2017 while reading the Bible with fellow believers. He, a peace-loving and respected person, faces up to 10 years in prison on charges of organizing an extremist community.
An appeal against the decision of the District Court to choose a measure of restraint in the form of detention was filed on May 29, 2017. On May 30, the Danish consul met with Christensen in the Oryol pre-trial detention center.