Public Statement of the Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia

In compliance with the current legislation on countering extremist activity, the Centralized Religious Organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" makes a public statement that it has nothing to do with the signs of extremism and events set forth in the judicial acts on bringing to administrative responsibility, as well as on the recognition of local religious organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses that are part of its structure as extremist.

The religious organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" did not instruct local religious organizations within its structure, as well as individual believers, to distribute, store or otherwise use literature after it was included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials.

The program of worship services of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia does not include the study of information materials prohibited by law.

The religious organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia" does not agree with the actions of persons who bring publications included in the Federal List of Extremist Materials to the liturgical buildings of Jehovah's Witnesses. For each fact of planting banned literature, believers file a complaint with law enforcement agencies with a request to bring the perpetrators to justice.