Dmitriy Terebilov From Kostroma Will Remain in a Penal Colony. The Court of Cassation Affirmed the Verdict of the Believer

On September 22, 2022, the Second Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, chaired by Sergey Krylov, upheld the conviction of Jehovah's Witness Dmitriy Terebilov from Kostroma. For faith in God, he will spend 3 years in a penal colony.

The criminal prosecution of Dmitry Terebilov began in 2018 - the first search was carried out in his apartment. A year later, the search was repeated, and the believer learned about the criminal case initiated against him. Soon he was included in the list of extremists of Rosfinmonitoring. The court sentenced Terebilov to 3 years in prison, the appellate instance upheld the sentence. The criminal prosecution of Dmitriy Terebilov began in 2018—the first search was carried out in his apartment. A year later, the search was repeated, and the believer learned about the criminal case initiated against him. Soon he was included in the list of extremists of Rosfinmonitoring. The court sentenced Terebilov to 3 years in a penal colony, the appeal court upheld the sentence.

The believer attended the trial via video conference call from the penal colony. In the appeal, Terebilov emphasized that the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of April 20, 2017 did not impose a ban on the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, which was reaffirmed in the decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of October 28, 2021. Despite this, mass repressions against Jehovah's Witnesses do not subside.