Photo: Valery Moskalenko

Criminal trial

"The FSB officers were taught that Jehovah's Witnesses were enemies." Read Valery Moskalenko's last word

Khabarovsk Territory

On September 2, 2019, Valery Moskalenko, a resident of Khabarovsk, was sentenced to 2 years and 2 months of forced labor and another 6 months of restricted freedom for believing in Jehovah God. The text of his last word before the verdict is published.

Valery Moskalenko is convinced that he was a victim of repression for the peaceful practice of religion. In the absence of the landlord, FSB officers tried to cut down the door with a grinder when Valeriy's elderly mother was at home, which led her to a heart attack. The investigation found corpus delicti even in the name of God taken from the Bible, and the expert in the case recognized the words of Jesus Christ as extremist. In his last word, the believer explains how absurd everything that is happening.

On October 10, a court hearing will be held on Valery Moskalenko's appeal against the verdict.

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