“A criminal case is being investigated on the fact of illegal activities of the Kuraginsky local religious organization“ Church of the Last Testament, ”the message says.
According to the investigation, the leaders of the organization attracted funds from citizens, and also used psychological violence against them.
It is noted that some followers were seriously injured.
The UK said that the leaders of the illegal association will be charged under articles on the creation of a religious association, the activities of which are associated with violence against citizens, as well as causing grievous bodily harm to two or more persons.
In August, in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, suspects in organizing the activities of a religious cell "Jehovah's Witnesses" * banned in Russia were detained.
The Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (Jehovah's Witnesses) is a religious association recognized as extremist and banned in Russia (decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of April 20, 2017, an appeal ruling by the Board of Appeals of the RF Supreme Court of July 17, 2017).