Head of Jehovah's Witnesses cell to be tried in Crimea

This was reported by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center with reference to Russian media, Ukrinform reports.

“The woman is accused under Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provides for punishment for organizing the activities of a religious organization banned in Russia,” the report says.

As noted, according to the investigation, after the court's decision to liquidate the organization in 2017, she continued to organize events and manage the religious activities of the cell.

In 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organization as extremist and banned its activities in the Russian Federation and in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The activities of Jehovah's Witnesses are permitted in the vast majority of countries.