At the end of July a
local man informed the Interior Ministry in Cherkessk of a Krishnaite
activist who engaged in conversation with two people on the street about
his beliefs and gave them some religious books.
As a result,
administrative action has been brought against the Krishnaite. He is
accused of infringing the Code of the Russian Federation on
Administrative Offenses in relation to religious associations and the
freedom of worship.
The defendant has no affiliation to religious organizations and maintains he did not try to talk other people into joining one. Nevertheless, a representative from the Center for Combating Extremism said in court that the Krishnaite violated the Religious Associations and Freedom of Conscience Law.
The defendant has no affiliation to religious organizations and maintains he did not try to talk other people into joining one. Nevertheless, a representative from the Center for Combating Extremism said in court that the Krishnaite violated the Religious Associations and Freedom of Conscience Law.
According to recent amendments to anti-terror laws authored by ultraconservative Duma Deputy Irina Yarovaya
and Senator Viktor Ozerov, the law restricts missionary activities to
premises occupied by religious organizations.
