On June 15, the Prokhladnensky court will begin a hearing against a local Jehovah's Witness

On June 15, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., the Prokhladnensky District Court of Kabardino-Balkaria will begin consideration on the merits of the criminal case against local resident Arkadi Hakobyan, who professes the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. The hearing will begin with the public prosecutor outlining the merits of the charges. In the following days, a large number of witnesses declared by the prosecution and defense will be questioned, the accused will also testify and the case materials will be examined.

According to the prosecution, the believer made a speech in which the dignity of persons of other religions was allegedly humiliated. The charges were brought under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Earlier, Arkadya Hakobyan appealed to the Investigative Committee of Russia with a request to bring to justice those who gave knowingly false testimony on which the charges were based.