Jehovah's Witnesses in South Ossetia were recognized as an extremist organization

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Jehovah's Witnesses in South Ossetia were recognized as an extremist organization

The authorities of South Ossetia became interested in the activities of the organization after reporting to the Prosecutor General's Office that at its meetings literature and extremist ideas are being propagated.

TSHINVAL, Oct 11 - Sputnik, Diana Kozaeva. The Supreme Court of South Ossetia granted the suit of the Prosecutor General's Office about the ban on the activity of the religious association "Jehovah's Witnesses" and its recognition as extremist in the territory of the republic, Justice Minister Zalina Lalieva told Sputnik.

Court of South Ossetia is considering a case on the prohibition of "Jehovah's Witnesses"

Attorney General Uruzmag Dzhagaev sued the court in July this year, after both the investigative department of the Prosecutor General's Office received reports that literature and ideas of an extremist nature are distributed and promoted at Witness meetings. Members of the organization conducted searches, during which siloviki seized religious literature, which is included in the list of extremist materials.

"The case was examined last week and within ten days it will come into force if it is not appealed against, and a register of such organizations will be maintained in the future, I believe that they will be collected in some way underground, but their activities will be monitored by the competent authorities" , - said Lalieva.

The Supreme Court of Russia in April of this year recognized the international organization "Jehovah's Witnesses" as extremist and liquidated it.
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