Orthodox anti-sectarian center of Voronezh found to have planted literature of Jehovah's Witnesses - WITH PHOTO FROM SUPREME COURT

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   During the hearing in the Russian Supreme Court on the suit of the Ministry of Justice against the Jehovah's Witnesses (SI) revealed that one of the banned books, planted a believer, belonged not to them but to the Orthodox anti-sectarian center, the correspondent of "Portal Credo.Ru-» . April 7 at the hearing SI lawyers explained that almost all the cases in which their local religious organization (MPO) in Russia were liquidated decisions of the courts, based on fabricated evidence.Believers do not spread and do not even store books and magazines, made to the federal list of extremist literature, the Russian Federation, however, the law enforcement agencies themselves throw up these SI materials, and then "find" during searches. Some incidents of this kind are recorded on video, widely available on the Internet and shown on television.

Jehovah's Witnesses were able to establish the fact that in Voronezh "extremist literature" law enforcement agencies gave structures associated with the ROC. In one of the books ( "What Does the Bible Really Teach?"), Located in the file in the package number 5, there is a field in which you can enter the name of the owner of the book. This field is the inscription "IKTSMV", which means "Information and Consultation Center of St. Mitrofan Voronezh ". Thrown the book was "discovered" by a layer of carpet, on which stood a pot of flowers.

According to the database vob.ru data, the center was created with the blessing of Metropolitan of Voronezh and Borisoglebsk ROC Sergei (Fomin) and is part of the Russian Association of Centers for Study of Religions and Sects (RATSIRS). According iriney.ru site IKTSMV headed by Eugene Lischenyuk priest, the center also helps the well-known "sectologist" Alexander Dvorkin. The stated purpose of the center's activities - "the development of appropriate (do not contradict the orthodox morality and do not violate the secular law) forms of anti-sectarian activities and the development of targeted mission to neutralize proselytizing programs and religious extremism."

However, the Criminal Code contains an article 303: the falsification of evidence and the results of operatively-search activity. This article states that the falsification of evidence in a civil case by a person involved in the case, or his representative, shall be punished by a fine of 100 to 300 thousand rubles, or by compulsory works up to 480 hours, or correctional labor for up to 2 years, or imprisonment for up to 4 months.

In fact there is a second copy of the same book, the fields that have a ballpoint pen marks, which are critical remarks in relation to the text of the book. It is obvious that the mark makes a person who does not agree with the position of the SI.

In spite of the falsification of evidence, the court in Voronezh took the side of Jehovah's Witnesses and took note of the evidence toss. March 2 this year, the court noted the contradictory testimony of prosecution witnesses and reversed a lower district court on the Elimination of Voronezh organization SI.