Photo: building of the Leningrad Regional Court, St. Petersburg

Banning of Publications

The Court of Appeal will review the decision to ban the translation of the Bible

St. Petersburg

On December 6, 2017, the Leningrad Regional Court will consider an appeal against the decision of the Vyborg City Court, which recognized the Bible (!) with the publishing title "Holy Scripture – New World Translation" as "extremist material".

The complaint, consisting of 141 points and thoroughly proving the groundlessness and illegality of the decision of the court of first instance, was filed on September 21, 2017.

The hearing will begin on December 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. and will be held at the address: St. Petersburg, Fontanka Embankment, 6.