In Khabarovsk, a third believer leaves the pre-trial detention center, another one remains

On January 29, 2019, the Khabarovsk Regional Court changed the decision of the court of first instance to detain 50-year-old Stanislav Kim. He will be placed under house arrest. Another believer, Valery Moskalenko, remains in the Khabarovsk pre-trial detention center.

Stanislav Kim spent at least 81 days in the pre-trial detention center. Thus, none of the accused in the case of Polevodov and others is in prison. This case is being investigated by the Investigative Committee of Russia.

The accused in the second similar case in Khabarovsk, Valery Moskalenko, has been behind bars for six months. He is charged under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, his case is being investigated by the FSB.

Law enforcers mistakenly mistake citizens' religion for participation in the activities of an extremist organization. Prominent public figures of Russia, the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation, as well as the President of the Russian Federation himself drew attention to this problem. Jehovah's Witnesses have nothing to do with extremism and insist on their complete innocence. The Russian government has repeatedly stated that the decisions of the Russian courts on the liquidation and prohibition of organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses "do not assess the doctrine of Jehovah's Witnesses, do not contain a restriction or prohibition to practice the above teachings individually."

Updated 2019-01-30: Stanislav Kim left the pre-trial detention center after 82 days in the pre-trial detention center.