News from Taganrog

[Jf800]

Bad news!!

November 30, 2015 the Taganrog Town Court of the Rostov region verdict against 16 members of the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses "Taganrog"

 

Source: http://taganrogsky.r...ep&op=1&did=289

[MizPeg]

I cannot read Russian, but will have to state that those mis-guided fools must have a Hitler sized ego.

[Friends just call me Ross]

The address for the city court was posted again on JW.ORG's What's New.  I think that's a hint.  

[hatcheckgirl]

Open it up in chrome and use translate function.

 

Four brothers were given 3 x 5 years to be served concurrently at 5 years 6 months.

 

The remaining brothers and sisters were fined 60000 to 70000 roubles (around AUD$1450) each.

 

Jehovah give them comfort and strength.  And our prayers added.

[Dustparticle]

May Jehovah rebuke his enemies. Jude 9

[New World Explorer]

Open it up in chrome and use translate function.

 

Four brothers were given 3 x 5 years to be served concurrently at 5 years 6 months.

 

The remaining brothers and sisters were fined 60000 to 70000 roubles (around AUD$1450) each.

 

Jehovah give them comfort and strength.  And our prayers added.

What a wicked system indeed ! Satan will be smashed into abyss SOON !

[AH173]

Here's my post in the other forum. It's a Google Doc that has the images of the 16. And it's in English.

http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/24155-russia’s-most-pacifist-‘extremists’/?p=353864

[Lance]

The issue I see here is the suspended sentences but a probationary period of 5 years added and

$1400.00 dollar fines..

So if I understand it correctly if they are under probation they can get yanked in anytime to serve the sentence..

RUSSIA RELIGION NEWS

Taganrog court finally delivers verdict against Jehovah's Witnesses

LEADERS OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN ROSTOV PROVINCE SENTENCED TO PROBATION

Interfax-Religiia, 30 November 2015

A court in Rostov province issued a guilty verdict against 16 persons in a case about the activity in Taganrog of a prohibited religious organization and enticement of minors into it, an official representative of the district prosecutor's office, Oksana Sukhareva, told Interfax on Monday.

"The court established that four organizers of an extremist criminal group, knowing that the Rostov provincial court had found the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses to be extremist and had banned its activity in Taganrog and the Neklinov and Matveevo-Kurgan districts of Rostov province, continued to develop its activity. In addition, they drew minor children into the banned organization," the news agency's source said.

The court sentenced three organizers to five and a half years suspended sentences and a fourth organizer to a suspended sentence for a term of five years and three months. The rest of the members of the religious organization were sentenced to a fine from which they were released because of the lapse of time. (tr. by PDS, posted 30 November 2015)

TAGANROG CITY COURT OF ROSTOV OBLAST ANNOUNCES SENTENCE AGAINST 16 MEMBERS OF TAGANROG RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

On 30 November 2015, the Taganrog city court of Rostov province issued a verdict against 16 members of the Taganrog religious organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses in accordance with which:

Bakushin, Yury Alexandrovich is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the RF [CCRF] and he is sentenced to a fine of 100 (one hundred) thousand rubles. By virtue of point a of part 1 of article 78 of the CCRF, he is released from the punishment because of the lapse of the term of limitation on the crime, on the basis of point 3, part 1, article 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RF.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing P., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing k., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

In accordance with part 3, article 69, of CCRF, by partial combination of sentences Yury Alexandrovich Bakushin's sentence is determined to be 5 years, 6 months incarceration, and in accordance with part 73 of the CCRF said sentence is considered to be conditional for a probationary period of 5 years.

Koptev, Aleksei Alekseevich is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the RF and he is sentenced to a fine of 100 (one hundred) thousand rubles. By virtue of point a of part 1 of article 78 of the CCRF, he is released from the punishment because of the lapse of the term of limitation on the crime, on the basis of point 3, part 1, article 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RF.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing P., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing K., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

In accordance with part 3, article 69, of CCRF, by partial combination of sentences Aleksei Alekseevich Koptev's sentence is determined to be 5 years, 3 months incarceration, and in accordance with part 73 of the CCRF said sentence is considered to be conditional for a probationary period of 5 years.

Skvortsov, Alexander Viktorovich is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the RF and he is sentenced to a fine of 100 (one hundred) thousand rubles. By virtue of point a of part 1 of article 78 of the CCRF, he is released from the punishment because of the lapse of the term of limitation on the crime, on the basis of point 3, part 1, article 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RF.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing P., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing K., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

In accordance with part 3, article 69, of CCRF, by partial combination of sentences Alexander Viktorovich Skvortsov's sentence is determined to be 5 years, 6 months incarceration, and in accordance with part 73 of the CCRF said sentence is considered to be conditional for a probationary period of 5 years.

Trotsiuk, Nikolai Vladimirovich is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the RF and he is sentenced to a fine of 100 (one hundred) thousand rubles. By virtue of point a of part 1 of article 78 of the CCRF, he is released from the punishment because of the lapse of the term of limitation on the crime, on the basis of point 3, part 1, article 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the RF.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing P., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

The same is found guilty of committing the crime provided by part 4 of article 150 of CCRF for an incident of enticing K., and he is sentenced to 5 years incarceration.

In accordance with part 3, article 69, of CCRF, by partial combination of sentences Nikolai Vladimirovich Trotsiuk's sentence is determined to be 5 years, 6 months incarceration, and in accordance with part 73 of the CCRF said sentence is considered to be conditional for a probationary period of 5 years.

Edited December 1, 2015 by TheDoorGuy

[Gi-Gi]

Praying

[Skye]

This reminded me of the phrase 'Jehovah's arm is not short.' It has never been and it will never be. Now is one of the times to stand back and watch his hand maneuver matters in their behalf. Let us wait to see Jehovah's hand in their lives and may our faith be made even more firm.

[On the huh]

I noticed on the About Us page of jw.org it features "Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Maintain Political Neutrality? " and the subheading "Are they a threat to national security?"

 

If JWs are an extremist criminal group, then what on earth is ISIS? 

Also part of the "crime" is the enticement of minors". 

[Dages]

This kind of action will happen more and more against us. I think we can expect to "lose" against these men... but we "win" in Jehovah's heart.

Edited December 1, 2015 by Dages

[Adelin]

News on JWB:

http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODOurOrganization/pub-jwbrd_201512_4_VIDEO

 

"The judge immediately suspended the sentences. None of the defendants will go to jail or have to pay fines for now. However, we await details as to what the suspended sentences will mean for our brothers and sisters in the future."

"We will appeal this verdict to higher Russian courts."

"As admonished in 1Tim.2:1,2 Jehovah's Witnesses around the world pray that the authorities in Russia will allow the congregation to go on living a calm and quiet life with complete godly devotion and seriousness. BUt no matter what happens we will never renounce our faith or stop worshipping Jehovah merely to appease any local authority. PLEASE KEEP OUR DEAR BROTHERS IN TAGANROG IN YOUR PRAYERS!"

[bogartd]

Wow happy for our brothers in Taganrog ! Jehovah is their savior !!  And hopefully their left in piece.

[Tortuga]

"The judge immediately suspended the sentences. None of the defendants will go to jail or have to pay fines for now. However, we await details as to what the suspended sentences will mean for our brothers and sisters in the future."

"We will appeal this verdict to higher Russian courts."

 

Very nice! It looks like the judge made a politically correct move and got the hot potato out of his hands...

[Lance]

It is the 5 year probationary period that concerns me...

Is it like if you still break the law we will exercise our right to control you for 5 years... Still a criminal record.. Cases were not dismissed...

[Allabord4Jah]

Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog Criminally Convicted for Their Faith

 

Please listen to the program, listen very closely. 

 

From JW.Broadcasting

 

Dec 1, 2015

[jwhess]

I see it posted but it will not connect for me.  Does anyone have the direct link?

[AH173]

Suspended sentences are good. From forum18.org they are treating the friends around Russia very badly. Definitely keeping they in my prayers.

[Allabord4Jah]

I see it posted but it will not connect for me.  Does anyone have the direct link?

I just saw another link to it above the one I posted.  I tried to copy the link from JW.Broadcasting, but I guess it didn't take.  Go to JW.Broadcasting and it should come up.  

[Allabord4Jah]

JW.Broadcasting has a release from Russia Branch Office about this.  You guys check it out now!!   Listen carefully what the brother says!!!

[AH173]

It's in the 13th post.

[richietj77]

http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODOurOrganization/pub-jwbrd_201512_4_VIDEO

[hatcheckgirl]

Wow! How strengthening to see this information immediately after the verdict.  The brothers in Russia will certainly be in my personal prayers as I imagine they will be for all of us who read jw.org and watch the broadcast.

 

Would it be appropriate to put up this link on facebook?  I would like my children who are not in the truth to see what is really happening to our brothers in other parts of the world, and that freedom of worship is involved.  I hope that they can see this can happen anywhere if we are classed as "extremists", as they know having been brought up in the truth that we are anything but extremists.

[carlos]

Would it be appropriate to put up this link on facebook? 

 

Yes, everything that is on tv.jw.org is for the public to watch too.