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The last word of the defendant Igor Ivashin in Lensk

March 25, 2020 Sakha (Yakutia) Final statement In the courtroom

Addressing the court, the believer noted that Russia publicly positions itself as a democratic state that guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens. However, the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses seriously damages the reputation of the country, turning it into a totalitarian one.

Ivashin Igor

main sentence served

Region:

Sakha (Yakutia)

Locality:

Lensk

Suspected of:

according to the investigation, together with others he conducted religious services, which is interpreted as organising the activity of an extremist organisation (with reference to the decision of the Russian Supreme Court on the liquidation of all 396 registered organisations of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Court case number:

11802980009000034

Initiated:

June 29, 2018

Current case stage:

the verdict entered into force

Investigating:

Investigative Department for the Lensky District of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Sakha Republic

Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:

282.2 (1)

Court case number:

1-34/2020 (1-144/2019)

Case History

The last word of the defendant Igor Ivashin in Lensk March 25, 2020
Testimony of the defendant Igor Ivashin in Lensk March 11, 2020