Jehovah's Witnesses in Voronezh unreasonably charged with a new violation

[Guest Nicole]

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February 16, 2017, the Leninsky District Court of Voronezh will consider the case on an administrative offense against the local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses, which is wrongly blamed for the failure to notify the authorities of the liturgy, which was held October 9, 2016 in a rented sports complex on the street. Voroshilov. On that day, the police invaded a church service with a search (see photo). Believers are convinced that the case be terminated in the absence of an administrative offense.

The law does not require authorities to notify about prayer and religious meetings, that it was finally clarified by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. The decision of 5 December 2012, the Constitutional Court, considering the complaint of the Ombudsman lodged in favor of Jehovah's Witnesses, explained:

" The need to inform the authorized bodies of state power or local authorities of such public religious activities and perform other defined burdens legislation by virtue of the mere fact of the meeting is designated for these locations purposes is a misuse of state intervention in the sphere of freedom of conscience guaranteed by each Article 28 Constitution of the Russian Federation and recognized by article 9 of the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and unreasonable , not due to the objectives set out in articles 17 and 55 of the Constitution, as well as in paragraph 2 of article 11 of the Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the restriction the right to freedom of assembly . [...]

Law enforcers, including the courts, when dealing with controversial issues on the need to notify the public authorities to hold public religious activities other than those specified in paragraphs 1-4 of Article 16 of the Federal Law "On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Associations" places, including at deciding on the application of administrative sanctions for failure to comply with this requirement, it should be guided by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the present Decree and in any case not to use the procedure for holding rallies, demonstrations and marches for prayer and religious meetings held in the non-residential premises , if neither the content of the religious event, or location of the non-residential premises does not require public authorities to take measures to ensure public order, public safety and tranquility "(decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation from 05/12/2012 number 30-P).

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