NEWS ALERT | Russian Court Declares Brother Dmitriy Barmakin Not Guilty

[Lee49]

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/#newsAlerts

 

On November 22, 2021, the Pervorechenskiy District Court of Vladivostok in the Primorye Territory found Brother Dmitriy Barmakin not guilty and acquitted him of all criminal charges. This is the first time a Russian court has issued a not-guilty verdict for one of Jehovah’s Witnesses charged under Article 282.2(1) of Russia’s Criminal Code (regarding organizing the activities of an extremist organization). The court will remove the restrictions on his activities. The verdict will enter into force on December 3, 2021, if the prosecutor's office does not file an appeal.

[Lee49]

Opps, posted in wrong forum

[Avuhe]

This is good news

[Sheep]

Does this have something to do with the Russian Supreme Court's recent advice?

 

https://jw-russia.org/news/2021/11/151413.html

 

Otherwise it sounds odd that a Russian court would decide that one of Jehovah's Witnesses is not guilty. Or, is it just one case where the judge decided not to declare someone guilty just to give a semblance of following the Supreme Court's ruling? After this one maybe it will just go back to what it usually is: injustice.