The prosecutor's office in the Sverdlovsk region signed an indictment against three believers

On August 9, 2019, the prosecutor of the city of Karpinsk, Andrei Arzhakhovsky, approved the final document, which summarized the charges against Alexander Pryanikov, Daria and Venera Dulov, suspected of practicing the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses. The case goes to court - read the details in the chronicle of the process.

Three believers are charged with participating in the activities of the banned religious organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" - this is how law enforcement agencies interpret reading the Bible with friends. In their opinion, 19-year-old student Daria Dulova colluded with her mother and acquaintance Pryanikov and "continued to actively participate in the activities of a banned local religious organization," and also had a "psychological impact on society." All three were charged under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

It is noteworthy that Daria Dulova is the youngest accused in the trials against Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia at the moment, and her mother Venera has been receiving a group III disability pension since 1996. Alexander Pryanikov is an entrepreneur who makes decorative tiles. All three are under recognizance agreement. Searches were carried out in their homes, electronic devices and various documents were seized from them.

Law enforcement officers of the Sverdlovsk region continue to believe that residents of the region do not have the right to practice the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, which contradicts Article 28 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the statement of the Government of the Russian Federation: "[the decisions of the Russian courts] do not assess the doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses, do not contain a restriction or prohibition to practice the above teachings individually."