The Islamic cultural centre in Kyiv was searched

The security Service of Ukraine under the procedural leadership of the Kyie local Prosecutor’s office No. 7 conducted searches in the premises of public organizations in Kyiv and Poltava in connection with the possible distribution of works containing propaganda of violence

In the Islamic cultural center in Kyiv, the law enforcers conducted a search and allegedly seized prohibited literature. This was announced by mufti of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Ukraine said Ismagilov in Facebook.

“Today at 06:30 in the morning, the SBU, the police and the Prosecutor with his witnesses, a total of about 20 people arrived with a search warrant at the Islamic cultural center in Kiev, has blocked passage to the mosque and the entrance to the courtyard of the mosque. On the spot in the morning was only attended by a guard. Was brought against the resolution on a search and a literature search “a cult of violence and cruelty, racial, national or religious intolerance and discrimination,” wrote Ismagilov.

According to him, the guard was forbidden to make a phone call to call other witnesses or to call Center staff.

“Company security officers together with witnesses divided into several groups, and the security guard physically could only be with one group. While it is at the request opened a library and a gymnasium, another group with a crowbar broke the door to the bookstore and conducted a search there without representatives of the Islamic cultural center. Was planted in the bookstore and in the teachers ‘ room in school total number of eight books,” – said Ismagilov.

As the press service of the Kyiv Prosecutor’s office, searches were conducted Tuesday in the framework of criminal proceedings initiated under part 1 of article 300 of the criminal code of Ukraine (importation, manufacture or distribution of works which propagate the cult of violence and cruelty).

“The results of the searches of the seized works containing propaganda of the cult of violence, cruelty, racial, national or religious intolerance and discrimination, as evidenced by the conclusions of the expert studies as well as other types of literature, which will be assigned to the examination. The total number of recovered specimens is about 100 units,” – reads the message.