In the City of Nizhnekamsk, After a Series of Searches, Law Enforcers Took 7 Believers for Interrogation

Update. FSB officers accompanied by OMON soldiers armed with assault rifles searched 12 apartments of believers and their relatives. There were minors in several families of the house. In one apartment they shouted: “Don’t move! - The law enforcement officers pointed their weapons at the sleeping woman, and in the other one, a married couple was thrown to the floor, their husband was handcuffed and taken away for questioning. During the searches, electronic devices, foreign passports, bank cards and personal records were seized. 12 people, including 3 women, were interrogated. One man was kept for more than 12 hours during interrogation. It is known that a criminal case was initiated under Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code. Believers are charged with continuing the activities of the local religious organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kazan. Employees of the Federal Security Service of Kazan and Naberezhnye Chelny participate in the investigation. Oleg Zorin, an employee of the Center to counteract extremism in the Republic of Tatarstan, participated in the interrogations.