A court imposed a heavy fine on a second believer in Oryol

To find Sergey Vladimirovich Skrynnikov guilty under Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and sentenced to a fine in the amount of 350 thousand rubles. Such a decision regarding a peaceful teacher was announced on April 1, 2019 by Gleb Noskov, a judge of the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Orel. The case against Sergey Skrynnikov was separated from the criminal case of Dennis Christensen, who had previously been sent to a penal colony for 6 years by the same court.

There are no victims or victims in both criminal trials. The criminal prosecution is a direct consequence of the liquidation and prohibition of registered Jehovah's Witnesses organizations. Russian law enforcement officers mistakenly mistake the joint religion of citizens, the right to which has not been abolished, for participation in an extremist organization.

The case of Sergey Skrynnikov was initiated by the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Oryol region on February 20, 2018 under the article "participation in the activities of an extremist organization." A written undertaking not to leave was taken from the believer. In May 2018, an inspection was carried out in his house, during which not a single item prohibited by law was found.

The court considered the charges of calling for the destruction of the family and non-recognition of the authorities brought by investigators against Sergei Skrynnikov far-fetched.