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The last word of the defendant Valeria Rayman in Kostroma

October 5, 2020 Kostroma Region Final statement In the courtroom

"What I am accused of is contrary to my essence!" Valeria Rayman said in her last word in court. The believer said that she was instilled with biblical values from childhood and this helped her grow up to be a decent person. Valeria stressed that her religion is not banned in Russia.

Rayman Sergey

main sentence served

Rayman Valeriya

main sentence served

Region:

Kostroma Region

Locality:

Kostroma

Suspected of:

according to the investigation they participated in religious services, which is interpreted as organising and participating in the activities 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:

11802340011000073

Initiated:

July 24, 2018

Current case stage:

the verdict entered into force

Investigating:

Investigative Department for the Tsentralniy District of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kostroma Region

Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:

282.2 (1)

Court case number:

1-117/2020 (1-322/2019)

Court:

Sverdlovskiy District Court of the City of Kostroma

Judge:

Dmitriy Balayev

Court of Appeal:

Костромской областной суд

Case History

The last word of the defendant Sergey Rayman in Kostroma October 5, 2020
The last word of the defendant Valeria Rayman in Kostroma October 5, 2020