In Dagestan, stopped the work of 15 cells of "Jehovah's Witnesses"

“The FSB office in the Republic of Dagestan, within the framework of the criminal case under Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of Russia“ Organization of an Extremist Organization, ”suppressed 15 cells of the banned extremist organization Jehovah's Witnesses in the Republic of Dagestan,” RIA Novosti reported.

It is noted that over the course of several years, the members of the cell carried out “conspiratorial collections in order to study extremist literature and coordinate activities about the dissemination of the ideology of the organization”.

Also, according to the FSB, "there were trips abroad to meet with foreign coordinators, during which adherents obtained funding and recommendations for expanding activities."

In February, members of the Jehovah's Witnesses cell in the Ulyanovsk region 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, appellate definition of the Appeals Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of July 17, 2017).