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In Krasnoyarsk, Two More Local Residents Accused of Extremism, Raising Number Prosecuted for Their Faith in the Region to 12
Krasnoyarsk TerritoryResidents of Krasnoyarsk, 53-year-old Vitaliy Sukhov and 55-year-old Igor Gusev, are accused of extremism only because they discussed the Bible with fellow believers and prayed to God Jehovah.
A criminal case under part 1 of article 282.2 (organization of activities of the banned community) was brought on May 8th, 2020 by Lieutenant Filishkan P. V, a senior investigator of the Investigative Department for Zheleznodorozhny district of Krasnoyarsk of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Russian Federation Investigative Committee for Krasnoyarsk region and Khakassia.
Thus, 12 believers in Krasnoyarsk region are already accused of crimes against society and the state, although they have not committed any crimes. The international community and the Russian public consider the prosecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia unjustified and demand that the violation of the rights of believers be stopped immediately the violation of believers' rights.