Russian prosecutors attempt to use extremist law against Jehovah’s Witnesses

The prosecutor’s office in the city of Asbest is seeking to misapply a law on extremist activity to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ literature. This could lead to a ban on the literature used by Jehovah’s Witnesses and even on their worship in the region. Following a similar pattern in the Rostov Region, the prosecutor’s office has recently filed a claim to the Rostov Regional Court to liquidate the local religious organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the city of Taganrog. On June 20, 2008, the court ruled that the case was admissible and that the hearing will begin on July 10. See More