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Dennis Christensen's statement in the debate at the appeal hearing

May 16, 2019 Oryol Region Court of Appeal In the courtroom

Transcript and audio recording of Dennis Christensen's 50-minute speech in the debate at the appeal hearing in the Oryol Regional Court on May 16, 2019.

Christensen Dennis

main sentence served

Region:

Oryol Region

Locality:

Oryol

Suspected of:

according to the investigation, together with the others he conducted religious services, which is interpreted as “organising the activity of an extremist organisation” (with reference to the court’s decision on the liquidation of the local organisation of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Court case number:

11707540001500164

Initiated:

May 23, 2017

Current case stage:

the verdict entered into force

Investigating:

Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Oryol Region

Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation:

282.2 (1)

Court case number:

1-2/2019 (1-37/2018)

Court case number:

1-37/1

Considered by the Court of First Instance:

Zheleznodorozhniy District Court of the City of Oryol

Judge:

Aleksey Rudnev

Court of Appeal:

Орловский областной суд

Court of Appeal:

Льговский райсуд Курской области

Case History

Dennis Christensen's last word in the Court of Appeal May 23, 2019
Dennis Christensen's statement in the debate at the appeal hearing May 16, 2019
Additional Appeal Against Dennis Christensen's Conviction April 10, 2019
Appeal against the conviction of Dennis Christensen April 10, 2019
Dennis Christensen's intervention in the debate February 1, 2019
Speech by lawyer Anton Bogdanov defending Dennis Christensen January 30, 2019