SUPREME COURT OF "DPR" RULES JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES "EXTREMISTS" AND BANS ACTIVITY ON CONTROLLED TERRITORY
Credo.Press, 28 September 2018
The Supreme Court of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" (DPR) on 26 September satisfied a petition of the prosecutor general's office of the self-proclaimed entity, which is from the point of view of Ukraine a terrorist organization, to rule the religious association of Jehovah's Witnesses to be extremist. This is reported on one of the websites of the separatists with a citation to the press service of their court.
The press service added that the decision of the court has taken effect after its proclamation and is final and not subject to appeal. (tr. by PDS, posted 28 September 2018)
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