A believer in Perm was transferred from a detention center to house arrest

On May 24, 2018, in Perm, after 2 days of arrest, 48-year-old Jehovah's Witness Alexander Solovyov was released from custody in the courtroom, who was removed from the train and sent to a temporary detention center. The corresponding decision was made by Alexey Ryabov, a judge of the Sverdlovsk District Court of Perm. This decision of the court was relieved by Solovyov's wife and their co-religionists.

Aleksandr Solovyov was charged under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organization). This criminal case is a direct consequence of the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to liquidate and ban the activities of all 396 registered organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Law enforcement officers mistakenly interpret joint confession of religion as participation in an extremist organization.

The investigator for especially important cases, A. E. Leontiev, asked the court to choose a measure of restraint in the form of detention in relation to the believer. The investigator was supported by the senior assistant to the prosecutor of the region A. Kostarev. However, the court found it possible to apply a milder measure - in the form of house arrest.

Solovyov is forbidden to leave the apartment, use the telephone and the Internet, send and receive mail and SMS, communicate with people who are defendants or witnesses in this criminal case.