In the photo: Anton Dergalev, Maria Karpova, Arsen Abdullaev, Marat Abdulgalimov
The Dagestan Supreme Court Ruled to Release Four Believers From the Detention Center. They Spent in Prison Almost a Year
DagestanOn 27 May 2020 the Dagestan Supreme Court replaced the preventive measure for Maria Karpova, Anton Dergalev, Marat Abdulgalimov and Arsen Abdullaev from detention to house arrest. The believers are to be released from the detention center on the same day.
The court rejected the investigator's petition, which demanded that the Makhachkala residents continue to be held in prison.
The believers were detained in June 2019 during humiliating searches and interrogations. At that time, masked and armored security forces had invaded approximately 10 homes of law-abiding local residents, who were accused of practicing the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses.