In the first prosecution since the Jehovah's Witness ban came into force, Kursk prosecutors are investigating a woman on "extremism" criminal charges for offering leaflets to passers-by.
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By Victoria Arnold | August 25, 2017
Also, Jehovah's Witness elder Yury Zalipayev is under investigation also on "extremism" charges and five Muslim Nursi readers are on trial.
For the first time since the complete Russian ban on Jehovah's Witness activity came into force on 17 July, prosecutors in the city of Kursk have opened a criminal case against a woman allegedly trying to "recruit" people to an "extremist organisation" by handing out leaflets to passers-by.
The woman – who has not yet been named – is under "preliminary investigation" under Criminal Code Article 282.2, Part 1.1.
Elsewhere, prosecutors have opened an "extremism" case against another Jehovah's Witness. Yury Zalipayev, a Jehovah's Witness elder in the North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya, is under investigation for inciting religious hatred (Criminal Code Article 282, Part 1) for allegedly telling members of his congregation to distribute a banned text deemed to denigrate "Christian clergy". Prosecutors have not yet submitted Zalipayev's case to court.
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