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In the Russian city of Orly, Danish citizen Dennis Christensen was sentenced to six years imprisonment for being the "leader" of the Jehovah's Witnesses Regional Community, banned in the Federation of Russia.
Prosecutor Ivan Fomin and Judge Alexei Rudnev reported that According to Radio Liberty, a Danish Christian was aware of the ban on the organization, but continued to celebrate worship,
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"Jehovah's Witnesses, extremist organization, banned him from carrying on business in the territory of the Russian Federation and confiscated property for the benefit of the state.
Dennis Christensen was sentenced at 6 years imprisonment in a colony He was arrested in May 2017 and became the first follower of Jehovah's Witnesses arrested after the Supreme Court's decision
The wife of the Danish Christian noted that the review had not allowed to recognize the documentation found in the "Hall of the Kingdom." – extremist
That's not the case. is the federal list of extremist documents? The list is established by the Russian Ministry of Justice on the basis of court decisions and includes various materials considered extremist.It was published for the first time July 14, 2007 and had 14 points. Since then, the list has been regularly updated and contains 694 documents as of September 5, 2010.
The wife added that, her husband being a stranger, he could not be a member of Jehovah's Witnesses as this was forbidden in the charter of the organization.
But the prosecutor believes that Christensen was "the true ruler" and unregulated. Dennis Christensen himself stated that the court's decision was "stupid and unfair".
The European Union then urged Russia to "immediately and unconditionally release" Danish citizen Dennis Christensen.
The "Jehovah's Witnesses" would, like all other religious groups, have had the opportunity to peacefully enjoy freedom of assembly without interference, in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as international obligations of Russia and international human rights standards
– said Maya Kosienchic, spokeswoman for the EU foreign policy service.
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